1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitory, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2017.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the 1997 Act” means the Police Act 1997(1);
“the 2016 Act” means the Investigatory Powers Act 2016;
“the Chief Surveillance Commissioner”, “the other Surveillance Commissioners”, “the Scottish Chief Surveillance Commissioner” and “the other Scottish Surveillance Commissioners” have the same meaning as in section 240 of the 2016 Act;
“RIPA” means the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000(2);
“RIPSA” means the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000(3).