Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 267(3)(f) of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
2020 No.
The Functions of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner (Oversight of the Data Access Agreement between the United Kingdom and the United States of America and of functions exercisable under the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019) Regulations 2020
Made
Coming into force
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 239(1) of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (“the 2016 Act”)1.
A draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament pursuant to section 267(3)(f) of the 2016 Act.
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Functions of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner (Oversight of the Data Access Agreement between the United Kingdom and the United States of America and of functions exercisable under the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019) Regulations 2020 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
Amendment of section 229 of the Investigatory Powers Act 20162
In section 229 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (main oversight functions of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner)—
a
after subsection (3), insert—
3A
The Investigatory Powers Commissioner must, in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of the United States of America on access to electronic data for the purpose of countering serious crime dated 3rd October 20192, keep under review the compliance by public authorities with the terms of that Agreement.
b
in subsection (4)(d), after “2000”, in the second place it occurs, insert “, the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 20193”.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)