Amendment of section 61U.K.
6.—(1) In the italic heading before section 61, at the end insert “ : designated senior officers ”.
(2) Section 61 (power to grant authorisations) is amended as follows.
(3) In the heading, after “Power” insert “ of designated senior officers ”.
(4) In subsection (3), in paragraph (c), for “and 73 to 75” substitute “ , 73 and 75 ”.
(5) In subsection (7)—
(a)for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)for the applicable crime purpose (see subsection (7A)), or”;
(b)omit paragraphs (d) to (j).
(6) After subsection (7) insert—
“(7A) In subsection (7)(b), “the applicable crime purpose” means—
(a)where the communications data is wholly or partly events data, the purpose of preventing or detecting serious crime;
(b)in any other case, the purpose of preventing or detecting crime or of preventing disorder.”.
(7) In subsection (9), after paragraph (b) insert—
“(c)section 86(2A) for the meaning of “serious crime”.”.