{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016/section-71",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016/section-71.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2016/25",
  "legislation_title": "Investigatory Powers Act 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016",
  "path": "section/71",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "71",
  "heading": "Power to modify section 70 and Schedule 4",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations modify section 70 or Schedule 4.\n(2) Regulations under subsection (1) may in particular—\n(a) add a public authority to, or remove a public authority from, the list in column 1 of the table,\n(b) modify an entry in column 2 of the table,\n(c) impose or remove restrictions on the authorisations that may be granted ...,\n(d) impose or remove restrictions on the circumstances in which or purposes for which the authorisations may be granted.\n(2A) Regulations adding a public authority to, or removing a public authority from, the list in column 1 of the table may do so in relation to all or any of the following—\n(a) authorisations under section 60A by the Investigatory Powers Commissioner;\n(b) authorisations by a designated senior officer under section 61;\n(c) authorisations by a designated senior officer under section 61A.\n(3) The power to make regulations under subsection (1) includes power to make such modifications in any enactment (including this Act) as the Secretary of State considers appropriate in consequence of a person becoming, or ceasing to be, a relevant public authority (in relation to one or more of the authorisations mentioned in subsection (2A)) because of regulations under that subsection.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 71(2)(c) omitted (5.2.2019) by virtue of The Data Retention and Acquisition Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1123), reg. 1(4)(d)(5), Sch. 1 para. 11(2)(a) (see S.I. 2019/174, reg. 2(c))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 71(2)(d) substituted (5.2.2019) by The Data Retention and Acquisition Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1123), reg. 1(4)(d)(5), Sch. 1 para. 11(2)(b) (see S.I. 2019/174, reg. 2(c))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 71(2A) inserted (5.2.2019) by The Data Retention and Acquisition Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1123), reg. 1(4)(d)(5), Sch. 1 para. 11(3) (see S.I. 2019/174, reg. 2(c))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 71(3) inserted (5.2.2019) by The Data Retention and Acquisition Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1123), reg. 1(4)(d)(5), Sch. 1 para. 11(4) (see S.I. 2019/174, reg. 2(c))"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 71 in force at 5.2.2019 by S.I. 2019/174, reg. 2(d)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/25/section/71",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:06:02.282680+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}