# Police Act 1997, Paragraph 7

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The references in this Schedule to the authorising officer who gave the authorisation or in whose absence it was given shall, in the case of an authorisation given by or in the absence of a person within paragraph (b) or (e) of section 93(5), be construed as references to the Commissioner of Police or, as the case may be, the Chief Constable mentioned in the paragraph concerned.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/50/schedule/7/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1997/schedule-7/paragraph-7
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