PART 24Miscellaneous

CHAPTER 2Miscellaneous amendments to investigatory powers legislation

Amendment of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016I1132

1

The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 M1 is amended as follows.

2

In section 19 (power of Secretary of State to issue warrants), omit subsection (5).

3

In section 102 (power to issue warrants to intelligence services: the Secretary of State), omit subsection (9).

Amendment of the Investigatory Powers (Interception by Businesses etc. for Monitoring and Record-keeping Purposes) Regulations 2018I2133

1

The Investigatory Powers (Interception by Businesses etc. for Monitoring and Record-keeping Purposes) Regulations 2018 M2 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2 (interpretation), in the definition of “regulatory or self-regulatory practices or procedures”, in paragraph (a)—

a

in sub-paragraph (i), for the words from “provision” to “Area” substitute “ enactment ”;

b

in sub-paragraph (ii), for the words “a member” to “Area” substitute “ the United Kingdom ”.

3

In regulation 4 (restrictions on the lawful interception of communications), omit paragraph (2).