The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 No. 742

PART 24 U.K. Miscellaneous

CHAPTER 2 U.K. Miscellaneous amendments to investigatory powers legislation

Amendment of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 U.K.

132.—(1) The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 M1 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 19 (power of Secretary of State to issue warrants), omit subsection (5).

(3) In section 102 (power to issue warrants to intelligence services: the Secretary of State), omit subsection (9).

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 132 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1

Marginal Citations

M1 2016 c. 25.

Amendment of the Investigatory Powers (Interception by Businesses etc. for Monitoring and Record-keeping Purposes) Regulations 2018 U.K.

133.—(1) The Investigatory Powers (Interception by Businesses etc. for Monitoring and Record-keeping Purposes) Regulations 2018 M2 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), in the definition of “regulatory or self-regulatory practices or procedures”, in paragraph (a)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (i), for the words from “provision” to “Area” substitute “ enactment ”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (ii), for the words “a member” to “Area” substitute “ the United Kingdom ”.

(3) In regulation 4 (restrictions on the lawful interception of communications), omit paragraph (2).

Commencement Information

I2 Reg. 133 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1

Marginal Citations

M2 S.I. 2018/356.