SCHEDULE 1Amendments of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016
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1
Section 76 (use of a single point of contact) is amended as follows.
2
Before subsection (1) insert—
A1
Before making an application for an authorisation under section 60A, the officer making the application must consult a person who is acting as a single point of contact in relation to the making of applications.
3
In subsection (1), after “an authorisation” insert “
under section 61 or 61A
”
.
4
In subsection (2)—
a
after “if the” insert “
officer or (as the case may be)
”
;
b
for “subsection (1)” substitute “
subsection (A1) or (as the case may be) (1)
”
.
5
In subsection (4), in paragraph (b)(i), after “authorisations” insert “
(whether under section 60A, 61 or 61A)
”
.