Part 13Miscellaneous

Intelligence Services Act 1994

116Amendments of Intelligence Services Act 1994

1

In section 7 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994 (c. 13) (authorisation of acts outside the British Islands), in subsection (3) —

a

in paragraphs (a) and (b)(i), after “the Intelligence Service” insert, in each case, “or GCHQ”; and

b

in paragraph (c), after “2(2)(a)” insert “or 4(2)(a)”.

2

After subsection (8) of that section insert—

9

For the purposes of this section the reference in subsection (1) to an act done outside the British Islands includes a reference to any act which—

a

is done in the British Islands; but

b

is or is intended to be done in relation to apparatus that is believed to be outside the British Islands, or in relation to anything appearing to originate from such apparatus;

and in this subsection “apparatus” has the same meaning as in the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23).

3

In section 11(1A) of that Act (prevention and detection of crime to have the same meaning as in Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000), for the words from “for the purposes of this Act” to the end of the subsection substitute—

a

for the purposes of section 3 above, as it applies for the purposes of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of that Act; and

b

for the other purposes of this Act, as it applies for the purposes of the provisions of that Act not contained in that Chapter.