- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As enacted)
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
You are here:
What Version
Advanced Features
- Show Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)
- Show Timeline of Changes
Opening Options
Changes to legislation:
There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Changes to Legislation
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters:
Changes and effects
This section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters where applicable. This includes any insertions of whole new Parts, Chapters or provisions yet to be inserted into this Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing.
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):
- Sch. A1 inserted by S.I. 2011/1340 reg. 2(4) Sch.
Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000:
Commencement Orders
This section lists the commencement orders yet to be applied to the whole Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing. Where applicable the commencement orders are listed under two headings, firstly those that bring some part of the Act you are viewing into force and secondly, those that bring into force legislation that affects some part of the legislation you are viewing. If you are viewing a prospective version or there is a prospective version available there may be commencement orders listed here that are relevant to the provision you are viewing.
Commencement Orders bringing provisions within this Act into force:
- S.I. 2007/2196 art. 2 commences (2000 c. 23)
Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Act into force:
- S.I. 2007/935 art. 2-7 commences (2006 c. 40)
- S.I. 2007/1442 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 52)
- S.I. 2007/2045 art. 2 commences (2007 c. 6)
- S.I. 2009/1059 Order transitional provisions for effects of commencing SI 2009/812
- S.I. 2010/1621 art. 1 2 commences (S.I. 2010/231)
- S.I. 2010/2703 art. 2 commences (2010 c. 25)
- S.I. 2011/2329 art. 2 3 commences (2011 c. 5)
- S.S.I. 2007/84 art. 3 commences (2006 asp 10)
30 Persons entitled to grant authorisations under ss. 28 and 29.E+W+S+N.I.
This section has no associated Explanatory Notes
(1)Subject to subsection (3), the persons designated for the purposes of sections 28 and 29 are the individuals holding such offices, ranks or positions with relevant public authorities as are prescribed for the purposes of this subsection by an order under this section.
(2)For the purposes of the grant of an authorisation that combines—
(a)an authorisation under section 28 or 29, and
(b)an authorisation by the Secretary of State for the carrying out of intrusive surveillance,
the Secretary of State himself shall be a person designated for the purposes of that section.
(3)An order under this section may impose restrictions—
(a)on the authorisations under sections 28 and 29 that may be granted by any individual holding an office, rank or position with a specified public authority; and
(b)on the circumstances in which, or the purposes for which, such authorisations may be granted by any such individual.
(4)A public authority is a relevant public authority for the purposes of this section—
(a)in relation to section 28 if it is specified in Part I or II of Schedule 1; and
(b)in relation to section 29 if it is specified in Part I of that Schedule.
(5)An order under this section may amend Schedule 1 by—
(a)adding a public authority to Part I or II of that Schedule;
(b)removing a public authority from that Schedule;
(c)moving a public authority from one Part of that Schedule to the other;
(d)making any change consequential on any change in the name of a public authority specified in that Schedule.
(6)Without prejudice to section 31, the power to make an order under this section shall be exercisable by the Secretary of State.
(7)The Secretary of State shall not make an order under subsection (5) containing any provision for—
(a)adding any public authority to Part I or II of that Schedule, or
(b)moving any public authority from Part II to Part I of that Schedule,
unless a draft of the order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House.
Options/Help
Print Options
Print The Whole Act
Print The Whole Part
Print The Whole Cross Heading
Print This Section only
Legislation is available in different versions:
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made):The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
See additional information alongside the content
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Opening Options
Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once
Explanatory Notes
Text created by the government department responsible for the subject matter of the Act to explain what the Act sets out to achieve and to make the Act accessible to readers who are not legally qualified. Explanatory Notes were introduced in 1999 and accompany all Public Acts except Appropriation, Consolidated Fund, Finance and Consolidation Acts.
More Resources
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- correction slips
- links to related legislation and further information resources
More Resources
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
- correction slips
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- links to related legislation and further information resources