14.—(1) The Intelligence Services Act 1994 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 6 (warrants: procedure and duration, etc.)–
(a)in subsection (1)–
(i)in paragraph (a), after the words “Secretary of State”, there are inserted the words “or, in the case of a warrant by the Scottish Ministers (by virtue of provision made under section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998), a member of the Scottish Executive”???; and
(ii)at the end of paragraph (b) there is inserted–
“; or
(c)in an urgent case where, the Scottish Ministers have (by virtue of provision made under section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998) expressly authorised its issue and a statement of that fact is endorsed thereon, under the hand of a member of the staff of the Scottish Administration who is in 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.”;
(b)in subsection (2), 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”.
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Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 5 para. 14(3)(4) omitted (15.12.2000) by virtue of The Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) (No. 2) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/3253), arts. 1(1), 4(3)(b) (with art. 6)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 5 para. 14 in force at 1.7.1999, see art. 1(1)