59 SFO's pre-investigation powers in relation to bribery and corruption: foreign officers etc
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59  SFO's pre-investigation powers in relation to bribery and corruption: foreign officers etc

(1)     The Criminal Justice Act 1987 (c 38) is amended as follows.

(2)     After section 2 insert—

“2A Director's pre-investigation powers in relation to bribery and corruption: foreign officers etc

(1)     The powers of the Director under section 2 are also exercisable for the purpose of enabling him to determine whether to start an investigation under section 1 in a case where it appears to him that conduct to which this section applies may have taken place.

(2)     But—

(a)     the power under subsection (2) of section 2 is so exercisable only if it appears to the Director that

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