Transitory provisions regarding the main functions of the Commissioner
3.—(1) From 1st September 2017 until the coming into force of section 19 of the 2016 Act (power of Secretary of State to issue warrants)—
(a)section 229(1) has effect as if for paragraph (c) there were substituted—
“(c)the obtaining of related communications data under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000()”, and
(b)section 229(2)(a) has effect as if for “Chapter 1 of Part 2 or Chapter 1 of Part 6” there were substituted “Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000()”.
(2) From 1st September 2017 until the coming into force of section 45 of the 2016 Act (interception by providers of postal or telecommunications services), section 229(4)(e)(i) of the 2016 Act has effect as if the reference to section 45 were a reference to section 4(2) of RIPA (power to provide for lawful interception).
(3) From 1st September 2017 until the coming into force of section 47 of the 2016 Act (postal services: interception for enforcement purposes), section 229(4)(e)(i) of the 2016 Act has effect as if the reference to section 47 were a reference to section 3(3A) and (3B)() of RIPA (lawful interception without an interception warrant).
(4) From 1st September 2017 until the coming into force of section 50 of the 2016 Act (interception in psychiatric hospitals), section 229(4)(e)(i) of the 2016 Act has effect as if the reference to section 50 were a reference to section 4(5) and (6)() of RIPA.
(5) From 1st September 2017 until the coming into force of section 46 of the 2016 Act (interception by business etc. for monitoring and record-keeping purposes), section 229(4)(e)(ii) of RIPA has effect as if the reference—
(a)to section 46 were a reference to section 4(2) of RIPA, and
(b)to an intercepting authority (within the meaning given by section 18(1)) were a reference to a person specified in section 6(2)() of RIPA (application for issue of an interception warrant).
(6) From 1st September 2017 until the coming into force of section 7 of the 2016 Act (monetary penalties for certain unlawful interceptions), section 229(8)(a) of the 2016 Act is to be read as if for sub-paragraph (i) there were substituted—
“(i)whether to serve, vary or cancel a monetary penalty notice under section 1(1A)() of, or paragraph 11 of Schedule A1() to, the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, a notice of intent under paragraph 3 of that Schedule or an information notice under paragraph 9 of that Schedule.”.