# Serious Crime Act 2007, Paragraph 116


(1) Section 378 (officers) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1)(a) for “the Director” substitute “ a member of SOCA's staff ”.
(3) In subsection (2)(a) for “the Director” substitute “ a senior member of SOCA's staff ”.
(4) In subsection (3) for the words from “the Director”, where it first appears, to the end of the subsection substitute
“—
(a) a member of SOCA's staff or the relevant Director is an appropriate officer;
(b) a senior member of SOCA's staff is a senior appropriate officer.”
(5) In subsection (5) for “the Serious Organised Crime Agency” substitute “ SOCA ”.
(6) Omit subsection (7).
(7) After subsection (7) insert—
“(8) For the purposes of this Part a senior member of SOCA's staff is—
(a) the Director General of SOCA; or
(b) any member of SOCA's staff authorised by the Director General (whether generally or specifically) for this purpose.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/27/schedule/8/paragraph/116 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/serious-crime-act-2007/schedule-8/paragraph-116
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