21. Until 27th December 2018 section 13 of the 2016 Act (mandatory use of equipment interference warrants) does not apply to conduct authorised by a warrant issued under section 5 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994(1), or an authorisation given under section 7 of that Act(2), which is in force immediately before 8th August 2018.
1994 c. 13. Section 5 was amended by section 2 of the Security Service Act 1995 (c. 35), section 74(1) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and section 251(3)(a) of the 2016 Act.
Section 7 was amended by paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, section 116(1) and (2) of the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (c. 24) and section 31(5) and (6) of the Terrorism Act 2006.