# The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order 2005, Article 65F: Appropriate approval


(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/3181/article/65F (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002-external-requests-and-orders-order-2005/article-65F
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