Paragraph 5 I1

United Kingdom

In regulation 4—

(a)

for paragraph (2), substitute—

“(2)
The SPOC may liaise with the relevant authorities in any Member State of the EU, the Cooperation Group and the CSIRTs network if it considers it appropriate.”;

(b)

after paragraph (2), insert—

“(2A)
The SPOC must—
(a)
consult and co-operate, as it considers appropriate, with relevant law enforcement authorities;
(b)
co-operate with the NIS enforcement authorities to enable the enforcement authorities to fulfil their obligations under these Regulations.”;

(c)

in paragraph (3)—

(i)

in words before sub-paragraph (a), for “must”, substitute “ may, if it considers it appropriate to do so ”;

(ii)

in subparagraph (b), omit “, indicating their importance in relation to that sector”;

(d)

omit paragraphs (4) and (5).

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. para. 5 in force at 20.1.2021, see reg. 1(2)