Section 22: Activities in Scotland in relation to crime
104.This section preserves the role of the Lord Advocate in respect of the investigation and prosecution of crime in Scotland. SOCA may only carry out its activities in relation to an offence which it suspects has been committed, or is being committed, in Scotland if it does so with the agreement of the Lord Advocate, and in doing so it must comply with all directions received from him or from the procurator fiscal.