Paragraph 6: General requirements relating to the appropriate permission
373.This paragraph makes some further stipulations about the categories of person who may be empowered to require disclosure. It also makes some stipulations about the permissions that may be given by members of the police, customs and excise and the armed forces.
374.Sub-paragraph (3) states that in the case of information which has come into the police’s possession by means of powers to stop and search vehicles and pedestrians under the Terrorism Act 2000 or the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 (PTA), those able to authorise the serving of notice must be an officer of police of or above the rank specified in section 44 and section 13A of those Acts respectively.
Section 13A of the PTA, for example, specifies such ranks as:
commander of the metropolitan police, as respects the metropolitan police area;
commander of the City of London police, as respects the City of London; or
assistant chief constable for any other police area.
