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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.242Procedure in urgent circumstances other than if s 241 applies
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### sec.242 Procedure in urgent circumstances other than if s 241 applies
This section applies to an urgent application for authority to conduct a controlled operation made to a chief executive officer.
However, this section does not apply if section 241 applies.
The chief executive officer may grant the authority without referring the application to the committee, but must refer the application to the committee as soon as practicable after granting the authority.
Sections 243 and 244 (2) do not apply to an application under this section.
The committee may consider the application as if the application had not been granted.
The chief executive officer must consider the committee’s recommendations on the application but is not bound by the recommendations.
s 242 ins 2005 No. 45 s 12
(sec.242-ssec.1) This section applies to an urgent application for authority to conduct a controlled operation made to a chief executive officer.
(sec.242-ssec.2) However, this section does not apply if section 241 applies.
(sec.242-ssec.3) The chief executive officer may grant the authority without referring the application to the committee, but must refer the application to the committee as soon as practicable after granting the authority.
(sec.242-ssec.4) Sections 243 and 244 (2) do not apply to an application under this section.
(sec.242-ssec.5) The committee may consider the application as if the application had not been granted.
(sec.242-ssec.6) The chief executive officer must consider the committee’s recommendations on the application but is not bound by the recommendations.