SCHEDULE 1Amendments of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016
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1
Section 71 (power to modify section 70 and Schedule 4) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (2)—
a
in paragraph (c), omit “by a designated senior officer with a specified public authority”;
b
in paragraph (d), for the words from “such authorisations” to the end of the paragraph substitute “
the authorisations may be granted
”
.
3
After subsection (2) insert—
2A
Regulations adding a public authority to, or removing a public authority from, the list in column 1 of the table may do so in relation to all or any of the following—
a
authorisations under section 60A by the Investigatory Powers Commissioner;
b
authorisations by a designated senior officer under section 61;
c
authorisations by a designated senior officer under section 61A.
4
In subsection (3), after “relevant public authority” insert “
(in relation to one or more of the authorisations mentioned in subsection (2A))
”
.