Citation, commencement and interpretation1.
(1)
This Order may be cited as the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Directed Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources) Order 2010 and shall come into force on 6th April 2010.
(2)
In this Order “the Act” means the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
F1(3)
In this Order “relevant source” means a source holding an office, rank or position with one of the following—
(a)
a police force maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996,
(b)
the City of London Police Force,
(c)
the Metropolitan Police Force,
(d)
the Police Service of Northern Ireland,
(e)
the Police Service of Scotland,
(f)
the Ministry of Defence Police,
(g)
the Royal Navy Police,
(h)
the Royal Military Police,
(i)
the Royal Air Force Police,
(j)
the British Transport Police,
(k)
the National Crime Agency,
(l)
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, or
(m)
the Home Office;
“section 29 authorisation” means an authorisation for the conduct or the use of a source under section 29 of the Act;
“source” means covert human intelligence source.
F2“tri-service serious crime unit” means the unit described in section 375(1A) of the Armed Forces Act 2006.