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SCHEDULE 1TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS OF OFT AND COMPETITION COMMISSION TO CMA AND AMENDMENTS CONSEQUENTIAL ON PARTS 3 AND 4 OF THE ACT

PART 2Amendments to other Acts of Parliament

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000

138.—(1) Section 36 (approval required for authorisations to take effect) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)(e), for “an officer of the OFT” substitute “an officer of the CMA”.

(3) In subsection (6)(h)—

(a)for “chairman of the OFT” substitute “chair of the CMA”,

(b)for “him” substitute “the chair of the CMA”, and

(c)for “that chairman” substitute “that chair”.