The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Prescription of Offices, Ranks and Positions) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2001

Made8th March 2001

Laid before the Scottish Parliament9th March 2001

Coming into force1st April 2001

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8(1), 9(3) and 28(4) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 20001, hereby make the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

This Order may be cited as the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Prescription of Offices, Ranks and Positions) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001.

Amendment of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Prescription of Offices, Ranks and Positions) (Scotland) Order 20002

In the Schedule to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Prescription of Offices, Ranks and Positions) (Scotland) Order 20002, in column 1, for “The Scottish Crime Squad” there is substituted “The Operational and Intelligence Group of the Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency”.

JAMES WALLACEA member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh8th March 2001

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Prescription of Offices, Ranks and Positions) (Scotland) Order 2000 which prescribes offices, ranks and positions for the purposes of section 8(1) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 11) (“the 2000 Act”), under which individuals holding such offices, ranks or positions are designated persons for the purposes of granting authorisations under sections 6 and 7 of the 2000 Act.

The amendment made is to delete the reference to the Scottish Crime Squad as a relevant public authority and to substitute a reference to the Operational and Intelligence Group of the Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency which is to replace the Scottish Crime Squad on 1st April 2001 (article 2).