Article 65F Appropriate approvalF1

(1)

This article has effect for the purposes of articles 65B, 65C, 65D and 65E.

(2)

The appropriate approval, in relation to the exercise of a power by an appropriate officer, means the approval of the sheriff or (if that is not practicable in any case) the approval of a senior officer.

(3)

A senior officer means—

(a)

in relation to the exercise of a power by an officer of Revenue and Customs, an officer of Revenue and Customs of a rank designated by the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs as equivalent to that of a senior police officer;

(b)

in relation to the exercise of a power by a constable, a senior police officer.

(4)

A senior police officer means a police officer of at least the rank of inspector.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Ch. 1A inserted (30.11.2015) by The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1750), arts. 1(2), 25