Investigatory Powers Act 2016

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1(1)This paragraph applies for the purposes of the first three entries in Part 1 of the table.U.K.

(2)A police force (police force 1) is a collaborative force in relation to another police force (police force 2) if—

(a)the chief officers of both police forces are parties to the same agreement under section 22A of the Police Act 1996, and

(b)the members of police force 1 are permitted by the terms of the agreement to make applications under section 106 to the chief officer of police force 2.

(3)A National Crime Agency officer is included in a collaboration agreement with a police force if—

(a)the Director General of the National Crime Agency and the chief officer of the police force are parties to the same agreement under section 22A of the Police Act 1996, and

(b)the National Crime Agency officer is permitted by the terms of the agreement to make applications under section 106 to the chief officer of the police force.