Section 328 Offenders assisting investigations and prosecutions: powers of the CMAI1I2

In Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (offenders assisting investigations and prosecutions), section 71 (assistance by offender: immunity from prosecution) is amended as follows.

In subsection (4), after paragraph (dab) insert—

“(dac)

the Competition and Markets Authority;”.

In subsection (6A), in the words before paragraph (a), after “the Bank of England,” insert “the Competition and Markets Authority”.

After subsection (7) insert—

“(8)

The Competition and Markets Authority, or a person designated by the Competition and Markets Authority under subsection (4)(e), may not give an immunity notice (but has the other powers available to specified prosecutors).”