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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,”.