1 ▁Se ctions ▁ 1   – ▁ 5 ▁of ▁the ▁Act ▁provides ▁for ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁As sets ▁Rec overy ▁Agency ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁to ▁appoint ▁its ▁Director . ▁ ▁The ▁section ▁gives ▁the ▁Director ▁power ▁to ▁employ ▁staff ▁and ▁delegate ▁his ▁function ▁to ▁staff ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁his ▁role . ▁ ▁The ▁office ▁of ▁Director ▁has ▁legal ▁person ality ▁representing ▁the ▁ag ency ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁in ▁much ▁the ▁same ▁manner ▁as ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁Chief ▁Const able ▁or ▁Res p ons ible ▁Minister ▁for ▁their ▁respective ▁public ▁bodies , ▁and ▁would ▁therefore ▁be ▁named ▁as ▁a ▁party ▁in ▁any ▁legal ▁case ▁involving ▁the ▁department ▁e . g . ▁St on er ▁v ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁As sets ▁Rec overy ▁Agency . ▁ ▁The ▁section ▁makes ▁it ▁clear ▁that ▁Director ▁must ▁pay ▁attention ▁to ▁guidance ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁which ▁is ▁calculated ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁reduction ▁of ▁crime . ▁The ▁As sets ▁Rec overy ▁Agency ▁was ▁provided ▁with ▁completely ▁new ▁powers ▁by ▁the ▁Pro ceed s ▁of ▁Crime ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁powers ▁allow ▁the ▁As sets ▁Rec overy ▁Agency ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁civil ▁court ▁procedures ▁to ▁recover ▁the ▁proceed s ▁of ▁un law ful ▁conduct ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁an ▁action ▁in ▁the ▁High ▁Court . ▁ ▁Where ▁there ▁are ▁reasonable ▁grounds ▁to ▁suspect ▁there ▁is ▁tax able ▁income ▁gain ▁or ▁profit ▁the ▁Agency ▁also ▁has ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁issue ▁tax ▁assess ments . ▁ ▁The ▁As sets