(1) The chief officer
of a law enforcement agency must cause a general register to be kept.
(2) The general
register is to specify —
(a) for
each application under this Part made by a law enforcement officer of the
agency (including an application for variation of authority) —
(i)
the date of the application; and
(ii)
whether the application was formal or urgent; and
(iii)
whether the application was made for a cross-border
controlled operation or a local controlled operation; and
(iv)
whether the application was for a retrospective authority
under section 25; and
(v)
whether the application was granted, refused or
withdrawn; and
(vi)
if the application was refused or withdrawn, the date and
time of the refusal or withdrawal;
and
(b) for
each authority under this Part granted to a law enforcement officer of the
agency —
(i)
the date and time when the authority was granted; and
(ii)
whether the authority was formal or urgent; and
(iii)
whether the authority was granted for a cross-border
controlled operation or a local controlled operation; and
(iv)
whether the authority was a retrospective authority
granted under section 25; and
(v)
the name, and rank or position, of the person who granted
the authority; and
(vi)
each relevant offence in respect of which controlled
conduct under the authority was to be engaged in; and
(vii)
the period of validity of the authority; and
(viii)
if the authority was cancelled, the date and time of
cancellation; and
(ix)
the date and time when the authorised operation began and
the date of completion of the operation; and
(x)
the date on which the principal law enforcement officer
for the operation made a report on the operation under section 36; and
(xi)
if the authorised operation involved illicit goods, to
the extent known —
(I) the nature and quantity of the illicit
goods; and
(II) the route through
which the illicit goods passed in the course of the operation;
and
(xii)
details of any loss of or damage to property, or any
personal injuries, occurring in the course of or as a direct result of the
operation;
and
(c) for
each variation of authority under this Part —
(i)
the date and time when the variation was made; and
(ii)
whether the variation was formal or urgent; and
(iii)
the name, and rank or position, of the person who made
the variation.