Appropriate permission granted by an authorising officer paras 9.16 to 9.18
Appropriate permission granted by an authorising officer
9.16 Where protected information is likely to be, or has been, obtained in consequence of an authorisation under Part III of the Police Act 1997 (authorisation of otherwise unlawful action in respect of property) appropriate permission for giving a section 49 notice may be obtained from an authorising officer within the meaning of section 93 of the 1997 Act or, in urgent cases, section 94 of that Act.
9.17 Any person will have appropriate permission if, before protected information is obtained, the authorisation contained permission for giving notices in relation to protected information to be obtained under the authorisation or, subsequent to the issue of the authorisation, written permission is granted for giving notices in relation to protected information obtained under the authorisation.
9.18 Only the police, SOCA and HM Revenue and Customs may have the appropriate permission in relation to protected information obtained, or to be obtained, under an authorisation under Part III of the Police Act 1997.