{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-courts-act-2013/schedule-3/paragraph-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-courts-act-2013/schedule-3/paragraph-18.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2013/22",
  "legislation_title": "Crime and Courts Act 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-courts-act-2013",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/18",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) An individual who is provided under this Part of this Schedule—\n(a) to assist the NCA is, whilst so provided, under the direction and control of the Director General;\n(b) to assist a UK police force is, whilst so provided, under the direction and control of the chief officer of the police force;\n(c) to assist a UK law enforcement agency is, whilst so provided, under the direction and control of the agency.\n(2) That rule applies despite anything contained in—\n(a) any other enactment, or\n(b) any agreement made under any other enactment.\n(3) In this paragraph “individual” includes—\n(a) an NCA officer;\n(b) a constable;\n(c) a member of the staff of a law enforcement agency.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 18 in force at 7.10.2013 by S.I. 2013/1682, art. 3(g)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/22/schedule/3/paragraph/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:08:16.888200+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}