Commentary on Sections Schedule 3: Relationships between NCA and other agencies Part 1: Co-operation
132.Paragraph 1 places a duty on NCA officers to co-operate with specified persons in order to assist them in their activities to combat crime. It also places a reciprocal duty on members of the armed forces, coastguard and those specified persons to co-operate with NCA officers in the discharge of NCA functions.
133.Paragraph 2 enables the NCA to enter into co-operation arrangements with other persons for the purposes of discharging any of its functions, such as Police Collaboration Agreements under the Police Act 1996