Legislation – Crime and Courts Act 2013
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SCHEDULE 1The NCA & NCA officers
Part 1The NCA
Functions exercisable on behalf of Crown
1
NCA functions are exercisable on behalf of the Crown.
Efficiency and effectiveness
2
It is the duty of the Director General to secure that NCA functions are discharged efficiently and effectively.
Financial year
3
(1)
The first financial year of the NCA is the period that—
(a)
begins with the day on which section 1 comes into force, and
(b)
ends with the following 31 March.
(2)
After that, the financial year of the NCA is the period of 12 months ending with 31 March.
Charging
4
(1)
The NCA may charge a person for any service provided at the person’s request.
(2)
This paragraph has effect subject to Part 5 of Schedule 3 (payment for tasks, assistance or facilities).
(3)
In this paragraph “service” means a service of any kind (including the provision of facilities) which is provided by means of the exercise of any NCA function.
Activities not limited to dealing with serious or organised crime
5
(1)
For the purposes of the discharge of NCA functions which relate to organised crime or serious crime, an NCA officer may, in particular, carry on activities in relation to any kind of crime (whether or not serious or organised).
(2)
In circumstances in which an NCA officer reasonably suspects that an offence is about to be, or is being, committed, that officer is not prevented from exercising powers merely because the offence does not relate to organised crime or serious crime.
Activities in Scotland
6
(1)
An NCA officer may only carry out activities in Scotland in relation to an offence which an NCA officer suspects has been committed (or is being committed) if the NCA officer does so with the agreement of the Lord Advocate.
(2)
In carrying out such activities in Scotland, an NCA officer must comply with any direction (whether general or specific) given by the Lord Advocate or the procurator fiscal.
(3)
If an NCA officer suspects that an offence has been committed (or is being committed) in Scotland, the NCA officer must report the matter to the procurator fiscal (or ensure that the matter is so reported by another NCA officer) as soon as is practicable.
F1Investigatory activity in Northern Ireland
6A.
(1)
An
NCA
officer may only carry out relevant investigatory activity in Northern Ireland if one or both of the following conditions is met—
(a)
the
NCA
officer carries out the relevant investigatory activity with the agreement of the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland;
(b)
the
NCA
officer carries out the relevant investigatory activity in relation to the conduct of a police officer.
(2)
The Chief Constable may arrange for a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland at the rank of Superintendent or above to give agreement for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a) (whether in all cases or in cases specified in the arrangements).
(3)
F2In this paragraph “relevant investigatory activity” means any activity which is authorised by …—
F3(za)
a targeted equipment interference warrant under Part 5 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016;
(a)
F4an authorisation granted under any of the following provisions of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000—
(i)
section 28 (directed surveillance);
(ii)
section 29 (conduct or use of a covert human intelligence source);
F5(iia)
section 29B (covert human intelligence sources: criminal conduct);
(iii)
section 32 (intrusive surveillance);
(b)
F6an authorisation granted under section 93 of the Police Act 1997 (authorisation in respect of property).
F7(4)
For the purpose of sub-paragraph (1), a relevant investigatory activity falling within sub-paragraph (3)(za) is to be regarded as carried out in Northern Ireland if (and to the extent that)—
(a)
the equipment that is being interfered with under the warrant is in Northern Ireland, and
(b)
at the time of the carrying out of the activity, the NCA officer knows that the equipment is in Northern Ireland.
(5)
Sub-paragraph (6) applies where—
(a)
in the carrying out by an NCA officer of a relevant investigatory activity falling within sub-paragraph (3)(za), equipment in Northern Ireland is interfered with under the warrant,
(b)
at the time the interference begins, the NCA officer does not know that the equipment is in Northern Ireland, and
(c)
at any time while the interference is continuing, the NCA officer becomes aware that the equipment is in Northern Ireland.
(6)
The NCA officer is not to be regarded as in breach of sub-paragraph (1) if the interference continues after the NCA officer becomes aware that the equipment is in Northern Ireland, provided that the officer informs the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland about the interference as soon as reasonably practicable.