Section 39 Disclosure to law enforcement agenciesC1 I1 C2 C3

(1)

A chief officer of police may disclose information obtained in accordance with section 32 or 33 to—

(a)

the States of Jersey police force;

(b)

the salaried police force of the Island of Guernsey;

(c)

the Isle of Man constabulary;

(d)

any other foreign law enforcement agency.

(2)

In subsection (1) “foreign law enforcement agency” means a person outside the United Kingdom with functions similar to functions of—

(a)

a police force in the United Kingdom, or

(b)

the F1National Crime Agency .

(3)

In subsection (1) “chief officer of police” means—

(a)

in England and Wales, the chief officer of police for a police area specified in section 1 of the Police Act 1996,

(b)

in Scotland, the chief constable of F2the Police Service of Scotland, and

(c)

in Northern Ireland, the chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

Annotations

F1: Words in s. 39(2)(b) substituted (7.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 8 para. 186; S.I. 2013/1682, art. 3(v)
F2: Words in s. 39(3)(b) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/602), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 50(3)

C1: S. 39 modified by SI 1993/1813, Sch. 4 para. 3A(f) (as inserted (2.1.2008) by Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/3579), arts. 1, 2(4))
C2: S. 39 extended (Guernsey) (with modifications) (12.10.2011) by The Immigration (Guernsey) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2444), arts. 1, 4, Sch. 1
C3: S. 39 extended in part (Jersey) (with modifications) (coming into force in accordance with art.1(1)) by The Immigration (Jersey) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1763), arts. 1(1), 2, Sch. 1