5Application for authority to acquire or use assumed identity

#### 5 Application for authority to acquire or use assumed identity 5 Application for authority to acquire or use assumed identity > > (1) A law enforcement officer of a law enforcement agency may apply to the chief officer of the agency for an authority for the law enforcement officer or any other person to do either or both of the following— > > > > > (a) acquire an assumed identity, > > > > > (b) use an assumed identity. > > > (2) A separate application must be made in respect of each assumed identity to be acquired or used. > > > (3) An application— > > > > > (a) must be in writing in the form approved by the chief officer, and > > > > > (b) must contain— > > > > > > > (i) the name of the applicant, and > > > > > > > (ii) the name of the person to be authorised to acquire or use an assumed identity (if not the applicant), and > > > > > > > (iii) if the person referred to in subparagraph (ii) is not a law enforcement officer, the name and rank or position of the person proposed to be appointed as supervisor and an explanation of why it is necessary for a person who is not a law enforcement officer to acquire or use the assumed identity, and > > > > > > > (iv) details of the proposed assumed identity, and > > > > > > > (v) reasons for the need to acquire or use an assumed identity, and > > > > > > > (vi) if the assumed identity is to be used in an investigation or for intelligence-gathering, details of the investigation or intelligence-gathering exercise (to the extent known), and > > > > > > > (vii) if the assumed identity is to be used for the purposes of implementing measures to facilitate the conduct of investigations or intelligence-gathering that may take place in the future, details of those measures, and > > > > > > > (viii) if the assumed identity is to be used to ensure the effective and safe exercise of functions in administering witness protection programs, details of the functions concerned, and > > > > > > > (ix) details of any issuing agencies and the types of evidence to be issued by them in relation to the assumed identity to be acquired or used, and > > > > > > > (x) details of any application to be made for an order under section 11 (Making entries in Births, Deaths and Marriages Register) in respect of the assumed identity. > > > (4) The chief officer may require the applicant to furnish such additional information concerning the application as is necessary for the chief officer’s proper consideration of the application.