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17.—(1) Section 77 (Commissioner approval for authorisations to identify or confirm journalistic sources) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2) In subsection (1)(a), after “an authorisation” insert “ under section 61 or 61A ”.
(3) After subsection (1) insert—
“(1A) Subsection (2) also applies if—
(a)a person to whom functions under section 60A have been delegated under section 238(5) has granted an authorisation under that section in relation to the obtaining by a relevant public authority of communications data for the purpose of identifying or confirming a source of journalistic information, and
(b)the authorisation is not necessary because of an imminent threat to life.”.