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93 Authorisations to interfere with property etc.
(1)Where subsection (2) applies, an authorising officer may authorise—
(a)the taking of such action, in respect of such property in the relevant area, as he may specify,
(ab)the taking of such action falling within subsection (1A), in respect of property outside the relevant area, as he may specify, or
(b)the taking of such action in the relevant area as he may specify, in respect of wireless telegraphy.
(1A)The action falling within this subsection is action for maintaining or retrieving any equipment, apparatus or device the placing or use of which in the relevant area has been authorised under this Part or the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 or Part II of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 or under any enactment contained in or made under an Act of the Scottish Parliament which makes provision equivalent to that made by Part II of that Act of 2000.
(1B)Subsection (1) applies where the authorising officer is a National Crime Agency officer giving an authorisation on an application made by virtue of subsection (3)(b)(i), an officer of Revenue and Customs , an immigration officer or the chair of the Competition and Markets Authority with the omission of—
(a)the words “in the relevant area”, in each place where they occur; and
(b)paragraph (ab).
(2)This subsection applies where the authorising officer believes—
(a)that it is necessary for the action specified to be taken for the purpose of preventing or detecting —
(i)serious crime, or
(ii)the use of an unmanned aircraft in the commission of a relevant offence, and
(b)that the taking of the action is proportionate to what the action seeks to achieve.
(2A)Subsection (2) applies where the authorising officer is the Chief Constable or the Deputy Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland as if the reference in subsection (2)(a) to preventing or detecting serious crime included a reference to the interests of national security.
(2AA)Where the authorising officer is the chair of the Competition and Markets Authority, the only purpose falling within subsection (2)(a) is the purpose of preventing or detecting an offence under section 188 of the Enterprise Act 2002.
(2AB)Where the authorising officer is the Chief Constable of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, the only purpose falling within subsection (2)(a) is the purpose of preventing or detecting the use of an unmanned aircraft in the commission of a relevant offence.
(2AC)In the case of an England and Wales prison authorisation, the only purpose falling within subsection (2)(a) is the purpose of preventing or detecting the use of an unmanned aircraft in the commission of a relevant offence.
(2AD)In the case of a Northern Ireland prison authorisation, the only purpose falling within subsection (2)(a) is the purpose of preventing or detecting the use of an unmanned aircraft in the commission of a relevant offence.
(2AE)In the case of a Scottish penal institution authorisation, the only purpose falling within subsection (2)(a) is the purpose of preventing or detecting the use of an unmanned aircraft in the commission of a relevant offence.
(2B)The matters to be taken into account in considering whether the requirements of subsection (2) are satisfied in the case of any authorisation shall include whether what it is thought necessary to achieve by the authorised action could reasonably be achieved by other means.
(3)An authorising officer shall not give an authorisation under this section except on an application made—
(za)if the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(a) to (c)—
(i)by a member of the officer's police force; ...
(ii)in a case where the chief officer of police of that force (“the authorising force”) has made an agreement under section 22A of the Police Act 1996 with the chief officer of police of one or more other police forces, by a member of a collaborative force; or
(iii)in a case where the chief officer of police of the authorising force has made an agreement under that section with the Director General of the National Crime Agency, by a National Crime Agency officer (but see subsection (3AA));
(zb)if the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(d), by a constable of the Police Service of Scotland;
(a)if the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(e), (ea) or (ee), by a member of his police force,
(aa)if the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(eb) to (ed), by a member, as the case may be, of the Royal Navy Police, the Royal Military Police or the Royal Air Force Police;
(aaa)if the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(eda), by a member of the tri-service serious crime unit;
(aab)if the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(edb), by the investigating officer designated to take charge of the investigation under regulation 36(2)(a) of the Service Police (Complaints etc.) Regulations 2023 or a person designated under paragraph (2)(b) of that regulation to assist the person designated under sub-paragraph (a);
(ab)if the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(ef), by a member of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary;
(b)if the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(f)—
(i)by a National Crime Agency officer, or
(ii)in a case where the Director General of the National Crime Agency has made an agreement under section 22A of the Police Act 1996 with the chief officer of police of one or more police forces, by a member of a collaborative force;
(d)if the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(h), by an officer of Revenue and Customs , ...
(da)if the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(ha), by an immigration officer;
(db)in the case of an England and Wales prison authorisation, by—
(i)a prison officer,
(ii)an officer of a young offender institution,
(iii)an officer of a secure training centre, or
(iv)an officer of a secure college,
whose duties as such an officer are exercisable in relation to the relevant England and Wales institution (and, where that institution is a contracted out institution, such an officer who is temporarily attached to that institution is to be taken to have duties exercisable in relation to it);
(dc)in the case of a Northern Ireland prison authorisation, by—
(i)a prison officer, or
(ii)a member of custodial staff for a juvenile justice centre,
whose duties as such an officer or member of staff are exercisable in relation to the relevant Northern Ireland institution;
(dd)in the case of a Scottish penal institution authorisation, by a Scottish prison officer whose duties as such an officer are exercisable in relation to the relevant Scottish penal institution (and, where that institution is a contracted out Scottish penal institution, a Scottish prison officer who is temporarily attached to that institution is to be taken to have duties exercisable in relation to it);
(e)if the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(i), by an officer of the Competition and Markets Authority.
(ea)if the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(ia), by a staff officer of the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner.
(f). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3A)For the purposes of subsection (3)(za)(ii)—
(a)a police force is a collaborative force if—
(i)its chief officer of police is a party to the agreement mentioned in that provision; and
(ii)its members are permitted by the terms of the agreement to make applications for authorisations under this section to the authorising officer of the authorising force; and
(b)a reference to a police force is to the following—
(i)any police force maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996 (police forces in England and Wales outside London);
(ii)the metropolitan police force; and
(iii)the City of London police force.
(3AA)A National Crime Agency officer may make an application by virtue of subsection (3)(za)(iii) only if permitted by the terms of the agreement mentioned in that provision to make applications for authorisations under this section to the authorising officer of the authorising force.
(3AB)For the purposes of subsection (3)(b), a police force?is a collaborative force if—
(a)its chief officer of police is a party to the agreement mentioned in that provision, and
(b)its members are permitted by the terms of the agreement to make applications for authorisations under this section to the authorising officer mentioned in that provision.
Paragraph (b) of subsection (3A) applies for the purposes of this subsection.
(3ZA)An authorisation under this section may be given by the authorising officer within subsection (5)(ia) only where it relates to the taking of action in pursuance of paragraph (b)(i) of section 33A of the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006.
(3ZB)An authorisation under this section may be given by the authorising officer within subsection (5)(edb) only where it relates to the carrying out of the functions of the Service Police Complaints Commissioner.
(3B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3C). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3D). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3E). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4)For the purposes of subsection (2), conduct which constitutes one or more offences shall be regarded as serious crime if, and only if,—
(a)it involves the use of violence, results in substantial financial gain or is conduct by a large number of persons in pursuit of a common purpose, or
(b)the offence or one of the offences is an offence for which a person who has attained the age of twenty-one and has no previous convictions could reasonably be expected to be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of three years or more,
and, where the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(h), the conduct relates to an assigned matter within the meaning of section 1(1) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 or, where the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(ha), any of the offences is an immigration or nationality offence.
(4A)For the purposes of subsection (2), “relevant offence” means—
(a)an offence under any of these provisions of the Prison Act 1952—
(i)section 39 (assisting a prisoner to escape);
(ii)section 40B (conveyance etc of List A articles into or out of prison);
(iii)section 40C (conveyance etc of List B or C articles into or out of prison);
(iv)section 40CB (throwing articles into prison);
(b)an offence under any of these provisions of the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953—
(i)section 29(1) (assisting escape from lawful custody);
(ii)section 33 (facilitating escape by conveying things into prison);
(iii)section 34A (conveyance etc of List A articles into or out of prison);
(iv)section 34B (conveyance etc of List B or C articles into or out of prison);
(c)an offence at common law in Scotland committed by assisting a prisoner in a penal institution in Scotland in escaping or attempting to escape from the institution;
(d)an offence at common law in Scotland committed by, intending to facilitate the escape of a prisoner from a penal institution in Scotland, doing any of the following things—
(i)bringing, throwing or otherwise conveying anything into the institution;
(ii)causing another person to bring, throw or otherwise convey anything into the institution;
(iii)giving anything to a prisoner or leaving anything in any place (whether inside or outside the institution);
(e)an offence under either of these provisions of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989—
(i)section 41 (unlawful introduction of proscribed articles into a prison);
(ii)section 41ZA (provision to and use by prisoners of personal communication devices);
(f)an offence under section 1(2) of the Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990 (endangering safety at aerodromes);
(g)an offence under any of these provisions of the Air Navigation Order 2016—
(i)article 94A (certain unmanned aircraft: permission for flights over or near aerodromes);
(ii)article 239(4) (prohibited or restricted flying);
(iii)article 240 (endangering safety of an aircraft);
(iv)article 241 (endangering safety of any person or property);
(v). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(vi). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(ga)an offence under any of these provisions of the Unmanned Aircraft (Offences and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1284)—
(i)regulation 2(2) (various requirements under the Unmanned Aircraft Implementing Regulation relating to UAS operators);
(ii)regulation 3(2) (various requirements under the Unmanned Aircraft Implementing Regulation relating to remote pilots);
(h)an offence under regulation 3(3) of the Unmanned Aircraft (Offences and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 committed by the contravention of a relevant requirement set out or referred to in any of the following provisions of those Regulations—
(i)regulation 3(5)(a), (h), (i) or (j);
(ii)regulation 3(6);
(iii)regulation 3(7)(e), but only insofar as that requirement (to comply with authorised limitations and conditions) regulates the operation of an unmanned aircraft during flight;
(iv)regulation 3(7)(f), (g) or (i);
(v)regulation 3(8), but only insofar as that requirement (conditions under which operations in the framework of the model aircraft clubs or associations may be conducted) regulates the operation of an unmanned aircraft during flight.
(i)an offence under any of these provisions of the National Security Act 2023—
(i)section 4 (entering etc a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the UK);
(ii)section 5 (unauthorised entry etc to a prohibited place);
(iii)section 11(4) (failure to comply with an order in relation to a cordoned area).
(4B)The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument amend subsection (4A) to add or remove an offence.
(4C)The Secretary of State may not make regulations under subsection (4B) unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing the regulations has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
(5)In this section “authorising officer” means—
(a)the chief constable of a police force maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996 (maintenance of police forces for areas in England and Wales except London);
(b)the Commissioner, or an Assistant Commissioner, of Police of the Metropolis;
(c)the Commissioner of Police for the City of London;
(d)the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland, or any deputy chief constable or assistant chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland who is designated for the purposes of this paragraph by the chief constable;
(e)the Chief Constable or a Deputy Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland;
(ea)the Chief Constable of the Ministry of Defence Police;
(eb)the Provost Marshal of the Royal Navy Police;
(ec)the Provost Marshal of the Royal Military Police;
(ed)the Provost Marshal of the Royal Air Force Police;
(eda)the Provost Marshal for serious crime;
(edb)the Service Police Complaints Commissioner;
(ee)the Chief Constable of the British Transport Police;
(ef)the Chief Constable of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary;
(f)the Director General of the National Crime Agency, or any other National Crime Agency officer who is designated for the purposes of this paragraph by that Director General;
(h)an officer of Revenue and Customs who is a senior official within the meaning of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and who is designated for the purposes of this paragraph by the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs; ...
(ha)an immigration officer who is a senior official within the meaning of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and who is designated for the purposes of this paragraph by the Secretary of State;
(hb)a member of senior management for prisons in England and Wales—
(i)whose duties as a member of senior management for prisons in England and Wales are exercisable in relation to the relevant England and Wales institution, and
(ii)who is designated for the purposes of this paragraph by the Secretary of State;
(hc)a member of senior management for prisons in Northern Ireland whose duties as a member of senior management for prisons in Northern Ireland are exercisable in relation to the relevant Northern Ireland institution;
(hd)a member of senior management for penal institutions in Scotland—
(i)whose duties as a member of senior management for penal institutions in Scotland are exercisable in relation to the relevant Scottish penal institution, and
(ii)who is designated for the purposes of this paragraph by the Scottish Ministers;
(i)the chair of the Competition and Markets Authority.
(ia)the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner.
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(1) Where subsection (2) applies, an authorising officer may authorise— (a) the taking of such action, in respect of such property in the relevant area, as he may specify, (ab) the taking of such action falling within subsection (1A), in respect of property outside the relevant area, as he may specify, or (b) the taking of such action in the relevant area as he may specify, in respect of wireless telegraphy. (1A) The action falling within this subsection is action for maintaining or retrieving any equipment, apparatus or device the placing or use of which in the relevant area has been authorised under this Part or the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 or Part II of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 or under any enactment contained in or made under an Act of the Scottish Parliament which makes provision equivalent to that made by Part II of that Act of 2000. (1B) Subsection (1) applies where the authorising officer is a National Crime Agency officer giving an authorisation on an application made by virtue of subsection (3)(b)(i), an officer of Revenue and Customs , an immigration officer or the chair of the Competition and Markets Authority with the omission of— (a) the words “in the relevant area”, in each place where they occur; and (b) paragraph (ab). (2) This subsection applies where the authorising officer believes— (a) that it is necessary for the action specified to be taken for the purpose of preventing or detecting — (i) serious crime, or (ii) the use of an unmanned aircraft in the commission of a relevant offence, and (b) that the taking of the action is proportionate to what the action seeks to achieve. (2A) Subsection (2) applies where the authorising officer is the Chief Constable or the Deputy Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland as if the reference in subsection (2)(a) to preventing or detecting serious crime included a reference to the interests of national security. (2AA) Where the authorising officer is the chair of the Competition and Markets Authority, the only purpose falling within subsection (2)(a) is the purpose of preventing or detecting an offence under section 188 of the Enterprise Act 2002. (2AB) Where the authorising officer is the Chief Constable of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, the only purpose falling within subsection (2)(a) is the purpose of preventing or detecting the use of an unmanned aircraft in the commission of a relevant offence. (2AC) In the case of an England and Wales prison authorisation, the only purpose falling within subsection (2)(a) is the purpose of preventing or detecting the use of an unmanned aircraft in the commission of a relevant offence. (2AD) In the case of a Northern Ireland prison authorisation, the only purpose falling within subsection (2)(a) is the purpose of preventing or detecting the use of an unmanned aircraft in the commission of a relevant offence. (2AE) In the case of a Scottish penal institution authorisation, the only purpose falling within subsection (2)(a) is the purpose of preventing or detecting the use of an unmanned aircraft in the commission of a relevant offence. (2B) The matters to be taken into account in considering whether the requirements of subsection (2) are satisfied in the case of any authorisation shall include whether what it is thought necessary to achieve by the authorised action could reasonably be achieved by other means. (3) An authorising officer shall not give an authorisation under this section except on an application made— (za) if the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(a) to (c)— (i) by a member of the officer's police force; ... (ii) in a case where the chief officer of police of that force (“the authorising force”) has made an agreement under section 22A of the Police Act 1996 with the chief officer of police of one or more other police forces, by a member of a collaborative force; or (iii) in a case where the chief officer of police of the authorising force has made an agreement under that section with the Director General of the National Crime Agency, by a National Crime Agency officer (but see subsection (3AA)); (zb) if the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(d), by a constable of the Police Service of Scotland; (a) if the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(e), (ea) or (ee), by a member of his police force, (aa) if the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(eb) to (ed), by a member, as the case may be, of the Royal Navy Police, the Royal Military Police or the Royal Air Force Police; (aaa) if the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(eda), by a member of the tri-service serious crime unit; (aab) if the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(edb), by the investigating officer designated to take charge of the investigation under regulation 36(2)(a) of the Service Police (Complaints etc.) Regulations 2023 or a person designated under paragraph (2)(b) of that regulation to assist the person designated under sub-paragraph (a); (ab) if the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(ef), by a member of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary; (b) if the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(f)— (i) by a National Crime Agency officer, or (ii) in a case where the Director General of the National Crime Agency has made an agreement under section 22A of the Police Act 1996 with the chief officer of police of one or more police forces, by a member of a collaborative force; (d) if the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(h), by an officer of Revenue and Customs , ... (da) if the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(ha), by an immigration officer; (db) in the case of an England and Wales prison authorisation, by— (i) a prison officer, (ii) an officer of a young offender institution, (iii) an officer of a secure training centre, or (iv) an officer of a secure college, whose duties as such an officer are exercisable in relation to the relevant England and Wales institution (and, where that institution is a contracted out institution, such an officer who is temporarily attached to that institution is to be taken to have duties exercisable in relation to it); (dc) in the case of a Northern Ireland prison authorisation, by— (i) a prison officer, or (ii) a member of custodial staff for a juvenile justice centre, whose duties as such an officer or member of staff are exercisable in relation to the relevant Northern Ireland institution; (dd) in the case of a Scottish penal institution authorisation, by a Scottish prison officer whose duties as such an officer are exercisable in relation to the relevant Scottish penal institution (and, where that institution is a contracted out Scottish penal institution, a Scottish prison officer who is temporarily attached to that institution is to be taken to have duties exercisable in relation to it); (e) if the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(i), by an officer of the Competition and Markets Authority. (ea) if the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(ia), by a staff officer of the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner. (f) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3A) For the purposes of subsection (3)(za)(ii)— (a) a police force is a collaborative force if— (i) its chief officer of police is a party to the agreement mentioned in that provision; and (ii) its members are permitted by the terms of the agreement to make applications for authorisations under this section to the authorising officer of the authorising force; and (b) a reference to a police force is to the following— (i) any police force maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996 (police forces in England and Wales outside London); (ii) the metropolitan police force; and (iii) the City of London police force. (3AA) A National Crime Agency officer may make an application by virtue of subsection (3)(za)(iii) only if permitted by the terms of the agreement mentioned in that provision to make applications for authorisations under this section to the authorising officer of the authorising force. (3AB) For the purposes of subsection (3)(b), a police force?is a collaborative force if— (a) its chief officer of police is a party to the agreement mentioned in that provision, and (b) its members are permitted by the terms of the agreement to make applications for authorisations under this section to the authorising officer mentioned in that provision. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3A) applies for the purposes of this subsection. (3ZA) An authorisation under this section may be given by the authorising officer within subsection (5)(ia) only where it relates to the taking of action in pursuance of paragraph (b)(i) of section 33A of the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006. (3ZB) An authorisation under this section may be given by the authorising officer within subsection (5)(edb) only where it relates to the carrying out of the functions of the Service Police Complaints Commissioner. (3B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4) For the purposes of subsection (2), conduct which constitutes one or more offences shall be regarded as serious crime if, and only if,— (a) it involves the use of violence, results in substantial financial gain or is conduct by a large number of persons in pursuit of a common purpose, or (b) the offence or one of the offences is an offence for which a person who has attained the age of twenty-one and has no previous convictions could reasonably be expected to be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of three years or more, and, where the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(h), the conduct relates to an assigned matter within the meaning of section 1(1) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 or, where the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(ha), any of the offences is an immigration or nationality offence. (4A) For the purposes of subsection (2), “relevant offence” means— (a) an offence under any of these provisions of the Prison Act 1952— (i) section 39 (assisting a prisoner to escape); (ii) section 40B (conveyance etc of List A articles into or out of prison); (iii) section 40C (conveyance etc of List B or C articles into or out of prison); (iv) section 40CB (throwing articles into prison); (b) an offence under any of these provisions of the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953— (i) section 29(1) (assisting escape from lawful custody); (ii) section 33 (facilitating escape by conveying things into prison); (iii) section 34A (conveyance etc of List A articles into or out of prison); (iv) section 34B (conveyance etc of List B or C articles into or out of prison); (c) an offence at common law in Scotland committed by assisting a prisoner in a penal institution in Scotland in escaping or attempting to escape from the institution; (d) an offence at common law in Scotland committed by, intending to facilitate the escape of a prisoner from a penal institution in Scotland, doing any of the following things— (i) bringing, throwing or otherwise conveying anything into the institution; (ii) causing another person to bring, throw or otherwise convey anything into the institution; (iii) giving anything to a prisoner or leaving anything in any place (whether inside or outside the institution); (e) an offence under either of these provisions of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989— (i) section 41 (unlawful introduction of proscribed articles into a prison); (ii) section 41ZA (provision to and use by prisoners of personal communication devices); (f) an offence under section 1(2) of the Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990 (endangering safety at aerodromes); (g) an offence under any of these provisions of the Air Navigation Order 2016— (i) article 94A (certain unmanned aircraft: permission for flights over or near aerodromes); (ii) article 239(4) (prohibited or restricted flying); (iii) article 240 (endangering safety of an aircraft); (iv) article 241 (endangering safety of any person or property); (v) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (vi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ga) an offence under any of these provisions of the Unmanned Aircraft (Offences and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1284)— (i) regulation 2(2) (various requirements under the Unmanned Aircraft Implementing Regulation relating to UAS operators); (ii) regulation 3(2) (various requirements under the Unmanned Aircraft Implementing Regulation relating to remote pilots); (h) an offence under regulation 3(3) of the Unmanned Aircraft (Offences and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 committed by the contravention of a relevant requirement set out or referred to in any of the following provisions of those Regulations— (i) regulation 3(5)(a), (h), (i) or (j); (ii) regulation 3(6); (iii) regulation 3(7)(e), but only insofar as that requirement (to comply with authorised limitations and conditions) regulates the operation of an unmanned aircraft during flight; (iv) regulation 3(7)(f), (g) or (i); (v) regulation 3(8), but only insofar as that requirement (conditions under which operations in the framework of the model aircraft clubs or associations may be conducted) regulates the operation of an unmanned aircraft during flight. (i) an offence under any of these provisions of the National Security Act 2023— (i) section 4 (entering etc a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the UK); (ii) section 5 (unauthorised entry etc to a prohibited place); (iii) section 11(4) (failure to comply with an order in relation to a cordoned area). (4B) The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument amend subsection (4A) to add or remove an offence. (4C) The Secretary of State may not make regulations under subsection (4B) unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing the regulations has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament. (5) In this section “authorising officer” means— (a) the chief constable of a police force maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996 (maintenance of police forces for areas in England and Wales except London); (b) the Commissioner, or an Assistant Commissioner, of Police of the Metropolis; (c) the Commissioner of Police for the City of London; (d) the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland, or any deputy chief constable or assistant chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland who is designated for the purposes of this paragraph by the chief constable; (e) the Chief Constable or a Deputy Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland; (ea) the Chief Constable of the Ministry of Defence Police; (eb) the Provost Marshal of the Royal Navy Police; (ec) the Provost Marshal of the Royal Military Police; (ed) the Provost Marshal of the Royal Air Force Police; (eda) the Provost Marshal for serious crime; (edb) the Service Police Complaints Commissioner; (ee) the Chief Constable of the British Transport Police; (ef) the Chief Constable of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary; (f) the Director General of the National Crime Agency, or any other National Crime Agency officer who is designated for the purposes of this paragraph by that Director General; (h) an officer of Revenue and Customs who is a senior official within the meaning of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and who is designated for the purposes of this paragraph by the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs; ... (ha) an immigration officer who is a senior official within the meaning of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and who is designated for the purposes of this paragraph by the Secretary of State; (hb) a member of senior management for prisons in England and Wales— (i) whose duties as a member of senior management for prisons in England and Wales are exercisable in relation to the relevant England and Wales institution, and (ii) who is designated for the purposes of this paragraph by the Secretary of State; (hc) a member of senior management for prisons in Northern Ireland whose duties as a member of senior management for prisons in Northern Ireland are exercisable in relation to the relevant Northern Ireland institution; (hd) a member of senior management for penal institutions in Scotland— (i) whose duties as a member of senior management for penal institutions in Scotland are exercisable in relation to the relevant Scottish penal institution, and (ii) who is designated for the purposes of this paragraph by the Scottish Ministers; (i) the chair of the Competition and Markets Authority. (ia) the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner. (j) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .