Clause 13 - Requests for assistance from overseas authorities
Crime (International Co-operation) Bill [Lords]
9:10 am
Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath, Conservative)
That is what I wanted to tease out of the Minister. We need to be clear about what the Government have in mind. Territorial authority is a new concept. It does not appear in the preceding legislation. Clause 28(9) defines the territorial authority as the Secretary of State.