The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Amendment of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016

82.—(1) The Investigatory Powers Act 2016(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 10 (restriction on requesting assistance under mutual assistance agreements etc.)(2)—

(a) in subsection (1), omit paragraph (a) and the “and” at the end of that paragraph;

(b) in subsection (3), omit the definition of “EU mutual assistance instrument”.

(3) In section 15(4) (warrants that may be issued under Chapter 1 of Part 2)—

(a) in paragraph (a), omit “an EU mutual assistance instrument or”;

(b) in paragraph (b), omit “instrument or”.

(4) In section 18(1)(h) (persons who may apply for issue of a warrant), omit “an EU mutual assistance instrument or”.

(5) In section 20(3)(a) (grounds on which warrants may be issued by Secretary of State), omit “an EU mutual assistance instrument or”.

(6) In section 21(4)(b)(i) (power of Scottish Ministers to issue warrants), omit “an EU mutual assistance instrument or”.

(7) In section 40 (special rules for certain mutual assistance warrants)—

(a) in subsection (1)(a), omit “an EU mutual assistance instrument or”;

(b) in subsections (3)(a) and (5)(a), omit “an EU mutual assistance instrument or” and “(as the case may be)”.

(8) In section 60(1) (Part 2: interpretation), omit the definition of “EU mutual assistance instrument”.

(1)

2016 c. 25.

(2)

Section 10 was amended by S.I. 2017/730.