Part 5Miscellaneous

Chapter 3Miscellaneous

328Offenders assisting investigations and prosecutions: powers of the CMA

(1)

In Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (offenders assisting investigations and prosecutions), section 71 (assistance by offender: immunity from prosecution) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (4), after paragraph (dab) insert—

“(dac)

the Competition and Markets Authority;”.

(3)

In subsection (6A), in the words before paragraph (a), after “the Bank of England,” insert “the Competition and Markets Authority”.

(4)

After subsection (7) insert—

“(8)

The Competition and Markets Authority, or a person designated by the Competition and Markets Authority under subsection (4)(e), may not give an immunity notice (but has the other powers available to specified prosecutors).”