# The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Directed Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources) Order 2003, Article 9: Restrictions on the granting of authorisations

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

The restriction in this article is that an individual holding an office, rank or position with the Food Standards Agency or the Rural Payments Agency may not grant an authorisation for conduct in Northern Ireland.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/3171/article/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-investigatory-powers-directed-surveillance-and-covert-human-intelligence-sources-order-2003/article-9
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.