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The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Amendment Order 2010

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Draft 2010, ISBN 9780111010464

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Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 8(5) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Investigatory Powers

Made

Coming into force 29th November 2010

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(4)(a) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 8(5) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2000 asp 11.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Amendment Order 2010 and comes into force on 29th November 2010.

2Amendment of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000

After section 8(3)(h) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000 insert—

“(i)

the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service.”.

Signature

    

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

Date

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 11) to add the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service as a relevant public authority which may grant authorisations for the use of directed surveillance and covert human intelligence sources.