http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/part/II/crossheading/supplemental-provision-for-part-ii/2003-06-20Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000An Act to make provision for and about the interception of communications, the acquisition and disclosure of data relating to communications, the carrying out of surveillance, the use of covert human intelligence sources and the acquisition of the means by which electronic data protected by encryption or passwords may be decrypted or accessed; to provide for Commissioners and a tribunal with functions and jurisdiction in relation to those matters, to entries on and interferences with property or with wireless telegraphy and to the carrying out of their functions by the Security Service, the Secret Intelligence Service and the Government Communications Headquarters; and for connected purposes.2000-07-28texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-10-302003-06-20 Part II Surveillance and covert human intelligence sources Supplemental provision for Part II Power to extend or modify authorisation provisions.471The Secretary of State may by order do one or both of the following—aapply this Part, with such modifications as he thinks fit, to any such surveillance that is neither directed nor intrusive as may be described in the order;bprovide for any description of directed surveillance to be treated for the purposes of this Part as intrusive surveillance.2No order shall be made under this section unless a draft of it has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House. Interpretation of Part II.481In this Part—covert human intelligence source” shall be construed in accordance with section 26(8);directed” and “intrusive”, in relation to surveillance, shall be construed in accordance with section 26(2) to (6);OFT” means the Office of Fair Trading;private vehicle” means (subject to subsection (7)(a)) any vehicle which is used primarily for the private purposes of the person who owns it or of a person otherwise having the right to use it;residential premises” means (subject to subsection (7)(b)) so much of any premises as is for the time being occupied or used by any person, however temporarily, for residential purposes or otherwise as living accommodation (including hotel or prison accommodation that is so occupied or used);senior authorising officer” means a person who by virtue of subsection (6) of section 32 is a senior authorising officer for the purposes of that section;surveillance” shall be construed in accordance with subsections (2) to (4);surveillance device” means any apparatus designed or adapted for use in surveillance.2Subject to subsection (3), in this Part “surveillance” includes—amonitoring, observing or listening to persons, their movements, their conversations or their other activities or communications;brecording anything monitored, observed or listened to in the course of surveillance; andcsurveillance by or with the assistance of a surveillance device.3References in this Part to surveillance do not include references to—aany conduct of a covert human intelligence source for obtaining or recording (whether or not using a surveillance device) any information which is disclosed in the presence of the source;bthe use of a covert human intelligence source for so obtaining or recording information; orcany such entry on or interference with property or with wireless telegraphy as would be unlawful unless authorised under—isection 5 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994 (warrants for the intelligence services); oriiPart III of the Police Act 1997 (powers of the police and of customs officers).4References in this Part to surveillance include references to the interception of a communication in the course of its transmission by means of a postal service or telecommunication system if, and only if—athe communication is one sent by or intended for a person who has consented to the interception of communications sent by or to him; andbthere is no interception warrant authorising the interception.5References in this Part to an individual holding an office or position with a public authority include references to any member, official or employee of that authority.6For the purposes of this Part the activities of a covert human intelligence source which are to be taken as activities for the benefit of a particular public authority include any conduct of his as such a source which is in response to inducements or requests made by or on behalf of that authority.7In subsection (1)—athe reference to a person having the right to use a vehicle does not, in relation to a motor vehicle, include a reference to a person whose right to use the vehicle derives only from his having paid, or undertaken to pay, for the use of the vehicle and its driver for a particular journey; andbthe reference to premises occupied or used by any person for residential purposes or otherwise as living accommodation does not include a reference to so much of any premises as constitutes any common area to which he has or is allowed access in connection with his use or occupation of any accommodation.8In this section—premises” includes any vehicle or moveable structure and any other place whatever, whether or not occupied as land;vehicle” includes any vessel, aircraft or hovercraft.Definition in s. 48(1) inserted (20.6.2003) by 2002 c. 40, ss. 199(11), 279; S.I. 2003/1397, art. 2(1), Sch.1994 c. 13. 1997 c. 50. Pt. II (ss. 26-48) applied (with modifications)(16.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/1057, arts. 2, 3Pt. II (ss. 26-48): power to apply (with modifications) conferred (1.10.2002) by 2002 c. 30, s. 19(2)(a); S.I. 2002/2306, art. 2(b)(v)Pt. 2 modified (1.4.2004) by The Independent Police Complaints Commission (Investigatory Powers) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/815), art. 3 (as amended (E.W.) (8.1.2018) by The Independent Office for Police Conduct (Transitional and Consequential) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1250), regs. 1, 10(6) (with reg. 37))
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<Text>In this Part—</Text>
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<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-covert-human-intelligence-source">covert human intelligence source</Term>
” shall be construed in accordance with section 26(8);
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-directed">directed</Term>
” and “
<Term id="term-intrusive">intrusive</Term>
”, in relation to surveillance, shall be construed in accordance with section 26(2) to (6);
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p85193" CommentaryRef="c10567961"></Addition>
<Term id="term-oft">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p85193" CommentaryRef="c10567961">
<Acronym Expansion="Office of Fair Trading">OFT</Acronym>
</Addition>
</Term>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p85193" CommentaryRef="c10567961">” means the Office of Fair Trading;</Addition>
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-private-vehicle">private vehicle</Term>
” means (subject to subsection (7)(a)) any vehicle which is used primarily for the private purposes of the person who owns it or of a person otherwise having the right to use it;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-residential-premises">residential premises</Term>
” means (subject to subsection (7)(b)) so much of any premises as is for the time being occupied or used by any person, however temporarily, for residential purposes or otherwise as living accommodation (including hotel or prison accommodation that is so occupied or used);
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-senior-authorising-officer">senior authorising officer</Term>
” means a person who by virtue of subsection (6) of section 32 is a senior authorising officer for the purposes of that section;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-surveillance">surveillance</Term>
” shall be construed in accordance with subsections (2) to (4);
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-surveillance-device">surveillance device</Term>
” means any apparatus designed or adapted for use in surveillance.
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
</UnorderedList>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/2/2003-06-20" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/2" id="section-48-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
Subject to subsection (3), in this Part “
<Term id="term-surveillance">surveillance</Term>
” includes—
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/2/a/2003-06-20" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/2/a" id="section-48-2-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>monitoring, observing or listening to persons, their movements, their conversations or their other activities or communications;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/2/b/2003-06-20" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/2/b" id="section-48-2-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>recording anything monitored, observed or listened to in the course of surveillance; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/2/c/2003-06-20" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/2/c" id="section-48-2-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>surveillance by or with the assistance of a surveillance device.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/3/2003-06-20" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/3" id="section-48-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>References in this Part to surveillance do not include references to—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/3/a/2003-06-20" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/3/a" id="section-48-3-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>any conduct of a covert human intelligence source for obtaining or recording (whether or not using a surveillance device) any information which is disclosed in the presence of the source;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/3/b/2003-06-20" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/3/b" id="section-48-3-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the use of a covert human intelligence source for so obtaining or recording information; or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/3/c/2003-06-20" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/3/c" id="section-48-3-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>any such entry on or interference with property or with wireless telegraphy as would be unlawful unless authorised under—</Text>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/3/c/i/2003-06-20" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/3/c/i" id="section-48-3-c-i">
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>
section 5 of the
<CommentaryRef Ref="c10567971"/>
Intelligence Services Act 1994 (warrants for the intelligence services); or
</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/3/c/ii/2003-06-20" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/3/c/ii" id="section-48-3-c-ii">
<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>
Part III of the
<CommentaryRef Ref="c10567981"/>
Police Act 1997 (powers of the police and of customs officers).
</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/4/2003-06-20" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/4" id="section-48-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>References in this Part to surveillance include references to the interception of a communication in the course of its transmission by means of a postal service or telecommunication system if, and only if—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/4/a/2003-06-20" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/4/a" id="section-48-4-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the communication is one sent by or intended for a person who has consented to the interception of communications sent by or to him; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/4/b/2003-06-20" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/4/b" id="section-48-4-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>there is no interception warrant authorising the interception.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/5/2003-06-20" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/5" id="section-48-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>References in this Part to an individual holding an office or position with a public authority include references to any member, official or employee of that authority.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/6/2003-06-20" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/6" id="section-48-6">
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For the purposes of this Part the activities of a covert human intelligence source which are to be taken as activities for the benefit of a particular public authority include any conduct of his as such a source which is in response to inducements or requests made by or on behalf of that authority.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/7/2003-06-20" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/7" id="section-48-7">
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In subsection (1)—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/7/a/2003-06-20" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/7/a" id="section-48-7-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the reference to a person having the right to use a vehicle does not, in relation to a motor vehicle, include a reference to a person whose right to use the vehicle derives only from his having paid, or undertaken to pay, for the use of the vehicle and its driver for a particular journey; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/7/b/2003-06-20" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/7/b" id="section-48-7-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the reference to premises occupied or used by any person for residential purposes or otherwise as living accommodation does not include a reference to so much of any premises as constitutes any common area to which he has or is allowed access in connection with his use or occupation of any accommodation.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/8/2003-06-20" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/23/section/48/8" id="section-48-8">
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In this section—</Text>
<UnorderedList Decoration="none" Class="Definition">
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-premises">premises</Term>
” includes any vehicle or moveable structure and any other place whatever, whether or not occupied as land;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-vehicle">vehicle</Term>
” includes any vessel, aircraft or hovercraft.
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
</UnorderedList>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
</Part>
</Body>
</Primary>
<Commentaries>
<Commentary id="c10567961" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Definition in s. 48(1) inserted (20.6.2003) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/40" id="c01381" Year="2002" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="40">2002 c. 40</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01382" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/40/section/199/11" CitationRef="c01381" SectionRef="section-199-11">ss. 199(11)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01383" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/40/section/279" CitationRef="c01381" SectionRef="section-279">279</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1397" id="c01384" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="1397">S.I. 2003/1397</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01385" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1397/article/2/1" CitationRef="c01384" SectionRef="article-2-1" Operative="true">art. 2(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01386" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1397/schedule" CitationRef="c01384" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c10567971" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/13" id="c01387" Year="1994" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="13">1994 c. 13</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c10567981" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/50" id="c01388" Year="1997" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="50">1997 c. 50</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c10566931" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
Pt. II (ss. 26-48) applied (with modifications)(16.3.2001) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1057" id="c01397" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="1057">S.I. 2001/1057</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c01397" id="c01398" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1057/article/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-2">arts. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c01397" id="c01399" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1057/article/3" SectionRef="article-3">3</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
Pt. II (ss. 26-48): power to apply (with modifications) conferred (1.10.2002) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/30" id="c01401" Year="2002" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="30">2002 c. 30</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c01401" id="c01402" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/30/section/19/2/a" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-19-2-a">s. 19(2)(a)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2306" id="c01403" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="2306">S.I. 2002/2306</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c01403" id="c01404" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2306/article/2/b/v" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-2-b-v">art. 2(b)(v)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c19895831" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
Pt. 2 modified (1.4.2004) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/815" id="c01407" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2004" Number="815" Title="The Independent Police Complaints Commission (Investigatory Powers) Order 2004">The Independent Police Complaints Commission (Investigatory Powers) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/815)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c01407" id="c01408" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/815/article/3" SectionRef="article-3" Operative="true">art. 3</CitationSubRef>
(as amended (E.W.) (8.1.2018) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1250" id="cxfhp0yp2-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2017" Number="1250" Title="The Independent Office for Police Conduct (Transitional and Consequential) Regulations 2017">The Independent Office for Police Conduct (Transitional and Consequential) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1250)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="cxfhp0yp2-00007" id="cxfhp0yp2-00008" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1250/regulation/1" SectionRef="regulation-1">regs. 1</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="cxfhp0yp2-00007" id="cxfhp0yp2-00009" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1250/regulation/10/6" SectionRef="regulation-10-6" Operative="true">10(6)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="cxfhp0yp2-00007" id="cxfhp0yp2-00010" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1250/regulation/37" SectionRef="regulation-37">reg. 37</CitationSubRef>
))
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
</Commentaries>
</Legislation>