Form of authority to conduct cross-border controlled operation
20E Form of authority to conduct cross-border controlled operation
An authority to conduct a cross-border controlled operation must (in addition to the requirements of section 8(2))—
state the name and rank or position of the chief executive officer, and
state that it authorises the conduct of a cross-border controlled operation, and
state whether it is a formal authority or an urgent authority, and
state the participating jurisdictions in which the controlled conduct is, or is likely, to be engaged in, and
identify (to the extent known) any suspect, and
state the date and time when the authority is granted, and
identify (to the extent known)—
the nature and quantity of any illicit goods that will be involved in the operation, and
the route through which those goods will pass in the course of the operation.
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