SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7Minor and consequential amendments

Part 1General

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000

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(1)

Section 18 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (exceptions to exclusion of intercepted communications etc from legal proceedings) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1)—

(a)

omit paragraph (da), and

(b)

after paragraph (dc) insert—

“(dd)

any TPIM proceedings (within the meaning of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011) or any proceedings arising out of such proceedings;”.

(3)

In subsection (2)—

(a)

for “(da)” (before “to (f)”) substitute “(db)”,

(b)

omit paragraph (za), and

(c)

after paragraph (zb) insert—

“(zc)

in the case of proceedings falling within paragraph (dd), to—

(i)

a person, other than the Secretary of State, who is or was a party to the proceedings, or

(ii)

any person who for the purposes of the proceedings (but otherwise than by virtue of appointment as a special advocate under Schedule 4 to the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011) represents a person falling within sub-paragraph (i);”.