7Form of authority

#### 7 Form of authority 7 Form of authority > > (1) An authority must be— > > > > > (a) in writing in the form approved by the chief officer, and > > > > > (b) signed by the person granting it. > > > > Note— > > > > The functions under this Act of the chief officer of a law enforcement agency (including that of granting authorities) may be delegated under section 39. > > > (2) An authority must state the following— > > > > > (a) the name of the person granting the authority, > > > > > (b) the date of the authority, > > > > > (c) details of the assumed identity authorised, > > > > > (d) details of any evidence of the assumed identity that may be acquired under the authority, > > > > > (e) the conditions (if any) to which the authority is subject, > > > > > (f) why the authority is granted, > > > > > (g) if the authority relates to an authorised officer—the name of the officer, > > > > > (h) if the authority relates to an authorised civilian— > > > > > > > (i) the name of the authorised civilian, and > > > > > > > (ii) the name of his or her supervisor under the authority, and > > > > > > > (iii) the period for which the authority will remain in force, being a period not exceeding 3 months. > > > (3) The authority must also state the following— > > > > > (a) each issuing agency to which a request may be made under section 15 or 27, > > > > > (b) whether it authorises an application for an order for an entry in the Births, Deaths and Marriages Register under section 11 or a like register under a corresponding law, > > > > > (c) each participating jurisdiction in which an assumed identity may be used.