Article 4 Amendment of Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) Order 2003

For article 6 of the 2003 Order (restrictions on the granting of authorisations or the giving of notices) substitute—

“6.

(1)

The restriction in this article is that an individual holding an office, rank or position which is listed in column (2) or (3) of Schedule 1 or 2 may not grant an authorisation or give a notice unless he believes it is necessary for any purpose within section 22(2) of the 2000 Act which is listed in the corresponding entry in column (4) of those Schedules.

(2)

In column (4) of those Schedules a letter refers to the paragraph in section 22(2) of the 2000 Act which is identified by that letter, except where there is a reference to article 2 of the 2006 Order.”.