Part 13

Miscellaneous

Intelligence Services Act 1994

Amendments of Intelligence Services Act 1994
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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—
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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.