| Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 |
| 2005 Chapter 15 - continued |
| SCHEDULE 1, THE SERIOUS ORGANISED CRIME AGENCY - continued |
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| | PART 4 |
| | GENERAL |
| | Status
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| 20 | SOCA is not to be regarded-
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| | (a) as the servant or agent of the Crown, or |
| | (b) as enjoying any status, immunity or privilege of the Crown; |
| | and SOCA's property is not to be regarded as property of, or property held on behalf of, the Crown.
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| | Incidental powers
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| 21 | (1) In connection with exercising its functions SOCA may (subject to the provisions of this Act)-
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| | (a) enter into contracts and other agreements (whether legally binding or not); |
| | (b) acquire and dispose of property (including land); |
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| | (d) do such other things as SOCA thinks necessary or expedient. |
| | (2) The power conferred by sub-paragraph (1)(b) includes accepting-
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| | (b) gifts or loans of other property, |
| | on such terms as SOCA considers appropriate (which may include terms providing for the commercial sponsorship of any of SOCA's activities).
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| | (3) But SOCA may exercise the power conferred by sub-paragraph (1)(b) or (c) only with the consent of the Secretary of State.
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| | (4) Such consent may be given-
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| | (a) with respect to a particular case or with respect to a class of cases; |
| | (b) subject to such conditions as the Secretary of State considers appropriate. |
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