{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/policing-and-crime-act-2017/section-158",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2017/3",
  "legislation_title": "Policing and Crime Act 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/policing-and-crime-act-2017",
  "path": "section/158",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "158",
  "heading": "Powers of NCA officers in relation to customs matters",
  "text": "(1) The Crime and Courts Act 2013 is amended as follows.\n(2) In section 9 (Director General: customs powers of Commissioners & operational powers)—\n(a) in subsection (2), after paragraph (b) insert—\n“(ba) the powers of a general customs official;”;\n(b) in subsection (8), in the definition of “operational power”, after paragraph (b) insert—\n“(ba) a power of a general customs official;”.\n(3) In section 10 (operational powers of other NCA officers), in subsection (1) after paragraph (b) insert—\n“(ba) the powers of a general customs official;”.\n(4) In Schedule 5 (police, customs and immigration powers), after Part 5 (designation: powers of officers of Revenue and Customs) insert—\n“Part 5A\nDesignations: Powers of general customs officials\nNCA officers\n18A (1) If an NCA officer is designated as a person having the powers of a general customs official, the NCA officer has, in relation to any customs matter, the same powers as a general customs official would have.\n(2) But that is subject to any limitation included in the designation.\nPowers only exercisable in relation to customs matters\n18B If a power of a general customs official is exercisable both—\n(a) in relation to a customs matter, and\n(b) in relation to any other matter,\nthe power is exercisable by a designated officer only in relation to the customs matter.\nPowers exercisable under warrant\n18C (1) This paragraph applies to an enactment if it provides for the issuing of warrants which authorise a general customs official to exercise any power in relation to a customs matter.\n(2) For the purpose of enabling a designated officer to exercise that power in relation to a customs matter, the enactment has effect as if the designated officer were a general customs official.”\n(5) In paragraph 26 of that Schedule (modification of references), after paragraph (c) insert—\n“(ca) a power of a general customs official is exercisable by any NCA officer, a reference to a general customs official in any enactment which relates to that power is to be taken to be, or to include, a reference to any NCA officer by whom that power is exercisable;”.\n(6) In paragraph 27 of that Schedule (power to make further provision), in sub-paragraph (2), after paragraph (d)(ii) insert—\n“(iia) one or more grades of, or pay scales applicable to, general customs officials;”.\n(7) In paragraph 28 of that Schedule (functions of third parties relating to constables etc: extension to NCA), in sub-paragraph (2), after paragraph (c) insert—\n“(ca) a general customs official,”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 158 in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent, otherwise 31.3.2017, see s. 183"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/3/section/158",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:05:52.204895+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}