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Regulation 3 Transitional provisionI1

England and Wales

(1)

Regulation 48 applies with the following modifications until each of section 57(4), Chapter 1 of Part 2 and Chapter 1 of Part 6 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016f1 are in force.

(2)

Regulation 48(2)(b) applies as if for “protected information relating to a relevant warrant” there were substituted “intercept information”.

(3)

Regulation 48(4) applies as if—

(a)

after the definition of “intelligence service” there were inserted—

  • ““intercept information” means information relating to any of the matters mentioned in section 19(3) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000f2;"”;

(b)

the definitions of “protected information” and “relevant warrant” were omitted;

(c)

in the definition of “relevant authority”, for paragraph (e) there were substituted—

“(e)

in the case of intercept information, the person to whom the relevant interception warrant is or was addressed”; and

(d)

at the end there were inserted—

  • ““relevant interception warrant” means the interception warrant issued under section 5 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 that relates to the intercept information.”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Reg. 3 in force at 30.4.2017, see reg. 1

Footnotes

f1

2016 c. 25.

f2

2000 c. 23.