SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4Minor and consequential amendments relating to SOCA
146Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
1
Section 51 (cases in which key required) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (2)—
a
for “the police, the customs” substitute “the police, SOCA, the customs”, and
b
after paragraph (a) insert—
aa
in the case of a direction by SOCA, except by or with the permission of the Director General of the Serious Organised Crime Agency;
3
In subsection (3) after “of police,” insert “the Director General of the Serious Organised Crime Agency,”.
4
In subsection (6) after “of police,” insert “by the Director General of the Serious Organised Crime Agency,”.