Article 9 Extension of statutory search powers

(1)

Any function conferred by virtue of section 16 in relation to a warrant or an order under section 8 (power of justice of the peace to authorise entry and search of premises) or Schedule 1 (special procedure) to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984^f1 may be exercised by an officer of Revenue and Customs where—

(a)

the Commissioners have given a direction under section 13; or

(b)

any such function is to be exercised for the purposes of an investigation relating wholly or mainly to a relevant offence by an international joint investigation team of which the officer of Revenue and Customs is a member.

(2)

For the purposes of this article and articles 10 and 11 any reference to a constable in sections 16, 17 and 19 shall be taken to include an officer of Revenue and Customs.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1984 c. 60. Section 8 was amended by section 113 and section 114 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 and by paragraph 43 of Schedule 7 to that Act. Section 8(6) was inserted by paragraph 80 of Schedule 14 to the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33). Section 8(7) was inserted by section 86 of the Finance Act 2007 (c. 11). Schedule 1 was amended by paragraph 14 of Schedule 2 to the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16), by paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), by section 113 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 and by paragraph 43 of Schedule 7, and Schedule 17 to that Act.