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<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/23" id="c00001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2000" Number="0023">Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000</Citation>
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28 July 2000
Commentary on SectionsPart Ii: Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence SourcesAuthorisation of surveillance and human intelligence sources
<CitationSubRef id="c00407" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/23/section/31" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-31">Section 31</CitationSubRef>: Orders under <CitationSubRef id="c00409" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/23/section/30" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-30">section 30</CitationSubRef> for Northern Ireland
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Section 31 provides for the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, to be able to make an order specifying which authorities, with devolved functions in Northern Ireland, can lawfully authorise directed surveillance and the conduct and the use of covert human intelligence sources.