# Investigatory Powers Act 2016, Section 251: Amendments of the Intelligence Services Act 1994


(1) The Intelligence Services Act 1994 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 3 (the Government Communications Headquarters)—
(a) in subsection (1)(a), after “monitor” insert “ , make use of ”, and
(b) in the words following subsection (1)(b)(ii), for the words from “or to any other organisation” to the end substitute “ or, in such cases as it considers appropriate, to other organisations or persons, or to the general public, in the United Kingdom or elsewhere. ”
(3) In section 5 (warrants: general)—
(a) in subsection (2), omit “, subject to subsection (3) below,”,
(b) omit subsection (3), and
(c) in subsection (3A), after “1989” insert “ , or on the application of the Intelligence Service or GCHQ for the purposes of the exercise of their functions by virtue of section 1(2)(c) or 3(2)(c), ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/25/section/251 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016/section-251
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