SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 10Minor and consequential provision

Part 1General amendments

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000

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(1)

Section 81(1) (general definitions) is amended as follows.

(2)

For the definition of “apparatus” substitute—

““apparatus” has the same meaning as in the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (see section 263(1) of that Act);”.

(3)

In paragraph (a) of the definition of “communication” omit “(except in the definition of “postal service” in section 2(1))”.

(4)

In the definition of “interception” and cognate expressions, for “section 2” substitute “ sections 4 and 5 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 ”.

(5)

For the definitions of “postal service” and “public postal service” substitute—

““postal service” has the same meaning as in the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (see section 262(7) of that Act);”.

(6)

Omit the definitions of “private telecommunication system”, “public telecommunications service” and “public telecommunication system”.

(7)

In the definitions of “telecommunication system” and “telecommunications service”, for “the meanings given by section 2(1)” substitute “ the same meanings as in the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (see section 261(11) to (13) of that Act) ”.