Paragraph 25 I1 I2 I3

England, Wales and Northern Ireland

(1)

Section 378 (appropriate officers and senior appropriate officers for the purposes of investigations under Part 8 of that Act) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1) after paragraph (c) insert—

“(ca)
an SFO officer;”.

(3)

In subsection (2) after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba)
the Director of the Serious Fraud Office;”.

(4)

In subsection (3A) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa)
an SFO officer;”.

(5)

In subsection (3AA) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa)
the Director of the Serious Fraud Office;”.

(6)

In subsection (4) after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba)
an SFO officer;”.

(7)

In subsection (6) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa)
the Director of the Serious Fraud Office;”.

Annotations

I1: Sch. 1 para 25 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 58
I2: Sch. 1 para. 25 in force at 31.1.2018 for E.W. in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2018/78, reg. 3(aa)
I3: Sch. 1 para. 25 in force at 28.6.2021 for N.I. in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2021/724, reg. 3(b)