The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Directed Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources) (Amendment) Order 2006

Article 4

SCHEDULE Amendments to the Schedule to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Directed Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources) Order 2003

PART 1

1.  Part 1 (prescriptions for public authorities in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 that are relevant public authorities for the purposes of sections 28 and 29 of that Act) of the Schedule is amended as follows.

2.—(1) The entries for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs are amended as follows.

(2) In the first entry (Defra Investigation Branch) in column (2) (prescribed offices) for “Branch” substitute “Services”.

(3) Omit the second entry (Senior Counter Fraud Officer in the Counter Fraud and Compliance Unit of the Rural Payments Agency) in column (2).

(4) After the third entry (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquacultural Science) insert in columns (2) and (4) (grounds)—

	“Section 28 authorisation	—	(b)
	District Inspector in Marine Fisheries Agency
	Section 29 authorisation	—	(b)
	Deputy Chief Inspector in Marine Fisheries Agency”

(5) Omit the entries in column (2) in respect of—

(a) Regional Horticultural Marketing Inspector in Horticultural Marketing Inspectorate;

(b) Senior Plant Health and Seed Inspector in Plant Health and Seed Inspectorate;

(c) Chief Egg Marketing Inspector in Egg Marketing Inspectorate; and

(d) District Inspector in Sea Fisheries Inspectorate.

3.—(1) The entries for the Home Office are amended as follows.

(2) For the first and second entries in columns (2), (3) and (4) substitute—

	“Operational manager responsible for security and operations in a directly managed or contracted out prison	Duty Governor in a directly managed prison or Deputy Director in a contracted out prison	(b)(d)”

4.  At the end of the entries for the Department for Transport insert in columns (2) and (4)—

	“Chief Executive of the Driving Standards Agency	—	(d)”

5.  For the entry for the Gaming Board for Great Britain substitute:—

“The Gambling Commission	Director of Intelligence or Director of Monitoring and Enforcement	—	(b)”

6.  At the end of Part 1 insert—

“The Gangmasters Licensing Authority	Head of Enforcement	—	(b)
The Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection	Head of Operations in a region	Area Manager	(b) (e)”

PART 2

7.  Part 2 (prescriptions for public authorities in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 that are relevant public authorities for the purposes only of section 28 of that Act) of the Schedule is amended as follows.

8.  In the entry in respect of a Special Health Authority established under section 11 of the National Health Service Act 1977(1), omit the first entry (chief executive) in columns (2) and (4) so that the second entry(2) in these columns becomes the only entry.

9.  Omit the entries in respect of—

(a) a National Health Service trust established under section 5 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990; and

(b) Local Health Boards in Wales established under section 1 of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002.

10.—(1) The entry in respect of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in England is amended as follows.

(2) In column (2) (prescribed offices) for “Band A in the Complaints, Investigation and Enforcement Team” substitute “Compliance, Investigations and Enforcement Team Assistant Divisional Manager”.

(3) Omit the entry in column (3) (urgent cases).

(1)

1977 c.49.

(2)

The second entry has been amended by S.I. 2006/635.