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CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (COVERT POWERS) ACT 2012 - SECT 40

40 .         General register

        (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                  (v)         whether the application was granted, refused or withdrawn; and

                  (vi)         if the application was refused or withdrawn, the date and time of the refusal or withdrawal;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.



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