SCHEDULE 3

PART IIMODIFICATIONS OF THE REGULATION OF INVESTIGATORY POWERS ACT 2000

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In section 44 (special rules for intelligence service authorisations)–

a

in subsection (1), after “Secretary of State” there is inserted “or, in the case of a warrant issued by the Scottish Ministers (by virtue of provision made under section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998), a member of the Scottish Executive”;

b

in subsection (2)–

i

in paragraph (b), after “himself” there is inserted “or the Scottish Ministers (by virtue of provision made under section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998) have themselves”; and

ii

at the end, there is inserted–

or, as the case may be, a member of the staff of the Scottish Administration who is a member of the Senior Civil Service and is designated by the Scottish Ministers as a person under whose hand a warrant may be issued in such a case (in this section referred to as “a designated official”)

c

in subsection (3)–

i

in paragraph (a), after “senior official” there is inserted “or, as the case may be, a designated official”; and

ii

in paragraph (b), after “Secretary of State” there is inserted “or, in the case of a warrant issued by the Scottish Ministers (by virtue of provision made under section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998), a member of the Scottish Executive”.