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Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005

Section 27: Regulations as to equipment

110.This section allows the Secretary of State to make regulations governing the equipment used by SOCA. Subsection (1) enables regulations to be made prescribing the design and performance of equipment provided or used for the purposes of SOCA.

111.Subsection (2) enables regulations to be made requiring SOCA to use specified equipment, or equipment which is of a description specified, or type approved by the Secretary of State. The type approval of equipment may be made subject to conditions as to its use. The use of specified equipment or equipment of a specified description may also be prohibited under the regulation-making power. Before making any regulations under section 27, the Secretary of State must consult SOCA and may also consult anyone else he chooses (subsection (3)).

112.Regulations made under this section are subject to the negative resolution procedure.

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