Amendment of section 229 of the Investigatory Powers Act 20162

In section 229 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (main oversight functions of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner)—

a

after subsection (3), insert—

3A

The Investigatory Powers Commissioner must, in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of the United States of America on access to electronic data for the purpose of countering serious crime dated 3rd October 20192, keep under review the compliance by public authorities with the terms of that Agreement.

b

in subsection (4)(d), after “2000”, in the second place it occurs, insert “, the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 20193”.