(1) In Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (offenders assisting investigations and prosecutions), section 71 (assistance by offender: immunity from prosecution) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (4), after paragraph (dab) insert -
"(dac) the Competition and Markets Authority;".
(3) In subsection (6A), in the words before paragraph (a), after "the Bank of England," insert "the Competition and Markets Authority".
(4) After subsection (7) insert -
"(8) The Competition and Markets Authority, or a person designated by the Competition and Markets Authority under subsection (4)(e), may not give an immunity notice (but has the other powers available to specified prosecutors)."