40Application for authority to acquire or use assumed identity

40 Application for authority to acquire or use assumed identity (1) A law enforcement officer of a law enforcement agency may apply in writing 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 for each assumed identity to be acquired or used. (3) The application must contain the following information: (a) the name of the applicant; (b) the name of the person to be authorised to acquire or use an assumed identity (if not the applicant); (c) if the person mentioned in paragraph (b) is not a law enforcement officer – the name and rank or position of the law enforcement officer 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; (d) details of the proposed assumed identity; (e) reasons for the need to acquire or use an assumed identity; (f) details of the investigation or intelligence-gathering operation in which the assumed identity will be used (to the extent known);

Police (Special Investigative and Other Powers) Act 2015 32 (g) details of any issuing agencies and the types of evidence proposed to be issued by them; (h) details of any application to be made for an order under section 46 (Making entries in register of births, deaths or marriages) in relation to the assumed identity. (4) The chief officer may require the applicant to provide any additional information concerning the application that is necessary for the chief officer's proper consideration of the application.