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(1)Section 5 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (power to issue necessary and proportionate interception warrants in interests of national security, to prevent or detect serious crime or to safeguard the UK’s economic well-being) is amended as set out in subsection (2).
(2)In subsection (3)(c) (economic well-being of the UK), after “purpose” insert “, in circumstances appearing to the Secretary of State to be relevant to the interests of national security,”.
(3)Section 22 of that Act (power to obtain communications data in interests of national security, to prevent or detect serious crime, in interests of the UK’s economic well-being and for other specified purposes) is amended as set out in subsection (4).
(4)In subsection (2)(c) (economic well-being of the UK), after “United Kingdom” insert “so far as those interests are also relevant to the interests of national security”.
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