[303E Prior approval]
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (2002 c 29) | Legislation

[303E  Prior approval]

[(1)     The powers conferred by section 303C may be exercised only with the appropriate approval unless, in the circumstances, it is not practicable to obtain that approval before exercising the power.

(2)     The appropriate approval means the approval of a judicial officer or (if that is not practicable in any case) the approval of a senior officer.

(3)     A judicial officer means—

(a)     in relation to England and Wales and Northern Ireland, a justice of the peace;

(b)     in relation to Scotland, the sheriff.

(4)     A senior officer means—

(a)     in relation to the exercise of a power by an officer of Revenue and Customs, such an officer of a rank designated by the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs as equivalent to that of a senior police officer;

(b)     in relation to the exercise of a power by a constable, a

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