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Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
RA Proof 20.7.2000
c. 23
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Part II
(a) on an application made by a member of the same force, Service
or Squad; and
(b) in the case of an authorisation for the carrying out of intrusive
surveillance in relation to any residential premises, where those
premises are in the area of operation of that force, Service or
Squad.
(4) A person who is a senior authorising officer by virtue of a
designation by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise shall not grant
an authorisation for the carrying out of intrusive surveillance except on
an application made by a customs officer.
(5) A single authorisation may combine both—
(a) an authorisation granted under this Part by, or on the
application of, an individual who is a member of a police force,
the National Criminal Intelligence Service or the National
Crime Squad, or who is a customs officer; and
(b) an authorisation given by, or on the application of, that
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individual under Part III of the Police Act 1997;
but the provisions of this Act or that Act that are applicable in the case
of each of the authorisations shall apply separately in relation to the part
of the combined authorisation to which they are applicable.
(6) For the purposes of this section—
(a) the area of operation of a police force maintained under section
2 of the Police Act 1996, of the metropolitan police force, of the 1996 c. 16.
City of London police force or of a police force maintained
under or by virtue of section 1 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 1967 c. 77.
is the area for which that force is maintained;
(b) the area of operation of the Royal Ulster Constabulary is
Northern Ireland;
(c) residential premises are in the area of operation of the Ministry
of Defence Police if they are premises where the members of that
police force, under section 2 of the Ministry of Defence Police 1987 c. 4.
Act 1987, have the powers and privileges of a constable;
(d) residential premises are in the area of operation of the Royal
Navy Regulating Branch, the Royal Military Police or the
Royal Air Force Police if they are premises owned or occupied
by, or used for residential purposes by, a person subject to
service discipline;
(e) the area of operation of the British Transport Police and also of
the National Criminal Intelligence Service is the United
Kingdom;
(f) the area of operation of the National Crime Squad is England
and Wales;
and references in this section to the United Kingdom or to any part or
area of the United Kingdom include any adjacent waters within the
seaward limits of the territorial waters of the United Kingdom.
(7) For the purposes of this section a person is subject to service
discipline—