6

The Director General of the National Crime Agency shall, whenever so required by the Board, submit to the Board a report on any such relevant NCA matter as may be specified in the requirement.

7

But the Board may not require the Director General to submit such a report before consulting the Secretary of State .

8

In this section “relevant NCA matter” means a matter which relates to—

a

how the Director General intends that functions of the National Crime Agency are to be exercised in Northern Ireland; or

b

whether the exercise of the functions of the National Crime Agency in Northern Ireland is, or was, in accord with their intended exercise.

9

Subsections (2) to (5) of this section apply to a report under subsection (6) as they apply to a report under subsection (1).

10

In the application of subsections (2) to (5) to a report under subsection (6), each reference to the Chief Constable is to be read as a reference to the Director General of the National Crime Agency.