Legislation – Crime and Courts Act 2013
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Part 1The National Crime Agency
Other functions etc.
5Relationships between NCA and other agencies: tasking etc
(1)
Any of the following persons may perform a task if the Director General requests the person to perform it—
(a)
the chief officer of a UK police force;
(b)
a UK law enforcement agency.
(2)
A request under subsection (1)—
(a)
may be made only if the Director General considers that performance of the task would assist the NCA to exercise functions;
(b)
must explain how performance of the requested task would so assist the exercise of functions.
(3)
The Director General may perform a task if any of the following persons requests the Director General to perform it—
(a)
the chief officer of a UK police force;
(b)
a UK law enforcement agency.
(4)
A request under subsection (3)—
(a)
may be made only if the person making it considers that performance of the task would assist that person — or, in a case where that person is the chief officer of a police force, would assist that person or police force — to exercise functions;
(b)
must explain how performance of the requested task would so assist the exercise of functions.
(5)
The Director General may direct any of the following persons to perform a task specified in the direction—
(a)
the chief officer of an England and Wales police force;
(b)
the Chief Constable of the British Transport Police.
F1(c)
the Director of the Serious Fraud Office.
(6)
The Director General may give a direction under subsection (5) only if the Director General considers that—
(a)
performance of the task would assist the NCA to exercise functions;
(b)
it is expedient for the directed person to perform that task; and
(c)
satisfactory arrangements cannot be made, or cannot be made in time, under subsection (1).
(7)
A person given a direction under this section must comply with it.
(8)
If a person is requested or directed under this section to perform a task, the person may comply with that request or direction by securing that the task is performed by another person.
(9)
The Director General may give a direction under this section to the Chief Constable of the British Transport Police only if the Secretary of State consents.
(10)
Schedule 3 (relationships between NCA and other agencies) has effect.
(11)
This section has effect subject to Part 5 (payment for tasks etc) of Schedule 3.
(12)
Paragraph 33 of Schedule 3 gives the Secretary of State power to amend this section.