Part I
Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:
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| Status of applicant | Certificate in Form 112A |
| (a) A Chief Officer of Police or a police officer, not below the rank of superintendent, authorised to apply on his behalf. | -
Certificate A (general criminal investigation) -
Certificate B (recovery or distribution of proceeds of general crime) -
Certificate C (investigation into drug trafficking offences) -
Certificate D (investigation into whether a person has benefited from drug trafficking or to facilitate the recovery of the value of proceeds of drug trafficking) -
Certificate E (investigation into whether a person has benefited from an offence referred to in the certificate or to facilitate the recovery of the value of property obtained by that person from that offence: Criminal justice Act 1988f1) -
Certificate G (terrorist investigation) |
| (b) The Director-General of the Security Service or a member of the Security Service authorised to apply on his behalf. | Certificate F (to assist the Security Service in the performance of its functions) |
| (c) A person authorised by the Secretary of State for Social Security and holding a rank not below that of senior executive officer. | -
Certificate A -
Certificate B |
| (d) The Director of Public Prosecutions or a member of the Crown Prosecution Service authorised to apply on his behalf. | -
Certificate A -
Certificate B -
Certificate C -
Certificate D -
Certificate E |
| (e) A member of the Serious Fraud Office holding a rank not below that of senior executive officer. | -
Certificate A -
Certificate B -
Certificate C |
| (f) A person commissioned by the Commissioner of Customs and Excise and holding a rank not below that of senior executive officer. | -
Certificate C -
Certificate D -
Certificate E |
| (g) The Lord Advocate or a person conducting a prosecution in Scotland on his behalf. | -
Certificate C -
Certificate D |
| (h) A person authorised to apply by the Commissioners of Inland Revenue and holding a rank not below that of senior executive officer. | Certificate E |