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8. In section 44 (special rules for intelligence service authorisations)–
(a)in subsection (1), after “Secretary of State” there is inserted “or, in the case of a warrant issued by the Scottish Ministers (by virtue of provision made under section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998), a member of the Scottish Executive”;
(b)in subsection (2)–
(i)in paragraph (b), after “himself” there is inserted “or the Scottish Ministers (by virtue of provision made under section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998) have themselves”; and
(ii)at the end, there is inserted–
“or, as the case may be, a member of the staff of the Scottish Administration who is a member of the Senior Civil Service and is designated by the Scottish Ministers as a person under whose hand a warrant may be issued in such a case (in this section referred to as “a designated official”)”; and
(c)in subsection (3)–
(i)in paragraph (a), after “senior official” there is inserted “or, as the case may be, a designated official”; and
(ii)in paragraph (b), after “Secretary of State” there is inserted “or, in the case of a warrant issued by the Scottish Ministers (by virtue of provision made under section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998), a member of the Scottish Executive”.