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53U.K.The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 is amended as follows.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 10 para. 53 in force at 5.2.2019 by S.I. 2019/174, reg. 2(p)(ii)
54U.K.Omit Chapter 2 of Part 1 (acquisition and disclosure of communications data).
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 10 para. 54 in force at 22.7.2020 by S.I. 2020/766, reg. 2(e)(ii)
55U.K.In section 49(1)(c) (investigation of electronic data protected by encryption etc: powers under which data obtained)—
(a)for the words from “section 22(3)” to “Part II” substitute “ Part 3 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 or Part 2 of this Act ”, and
(b)for “under section 22(4)” substitute “ in pursuance of an authorisation under Part 3 of the Act of 2016 or as the result of the issue of a warrant under Chapter 2 of Part 6 of the Act of 2016 ”.
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 10 para. 55 in force at 5.2.2019 for specified purposes by S.I. 2019/174, reg. 2(p)(iii)
56U.K.In section 71(2) (issue and revision of codes of practice) omit “23A or”.
Commencement Information
I4Sch. 10 para. 56 in force at 22.7.2020 by S.I. 2020/766, reg. 2(e)(iii)
Prospective
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Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 10 para. 57 omitted (5.2.2019) by virtue of The Data Retention and Acquisition Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1123), reg. 1(4)(d)(5), Sch. 1 para. 28 (see S.I. 2019/174, reg. 2(c))
Prospective
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Textual Amendments
F2Sch. 10 para. 58 omitted (5.2.2019) by virtue of The Data Retention and Acquisition Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1123), reg. 1(4)(d)(5), Sch. 1 para. 28 (see S.I. 2019/174, reg. 2(c))
59U.K.In section 78(3)(a) (affirmative orders) omit “22(9), 23A(6), 25(5),”.
Commencement Information
I5Sch. 10 para. 59 in force at 22.7.2020 by S.I. 2020/766, reg. 2(e)(iii)
60U.K.In section 81(9) (general interpretation: certain references relating to Northern Ireland) omit “23A(7)(b),”.
Commencement Information
I6Sch. 10 para. 60 in force at 22.7.2020 by S.I. 2020/766, reg. 2(e)(iii)
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