The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2018

Repeals coming into force on 27th June 2018

13.  Paragraph 45 of Schedule 10 (repeal of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of RIPA) comes into force on 27th June 2018 so far as it omits the following provisions of RIPA—

(a) in section 1 (unlawful interception)(1)—

(i) subsections (1) to (3);

(ii) subsection (4), except for the purpose of requests by or on behalf of—

(aa) the Director General of the National Crime Agency;

(bb) the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis;

(cc) the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

(dd) the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland, or

(ee) the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs;

(iii) subsections (5) to (8);

(b) section 3 (lawful interception without an interception warrant)(2);

(c) section 4 (power to provide for lawful interception)(3);

(d) sections 17 and 18 (exclusion of matters from legal proceedings and exceptions)(4);

(e) section 19 (offence for unauthorised disclosures)(5).

(1)

Section 1 was amended by S.I. 2011/1340 and 2017/730.

(2)

Section 3 was amended by paragraph 22 of Schedule 7 to the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 (c. 36), section 100(1) of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26), paragraph 2 of Schedule 8 to the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (c. 6) and S.I. 2011/1340.

(3)

Section 4 was amended by paragraph 208 of Schedule 1 to the National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), paragraph 98 of Schedule 5 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), section 4(4)(a) of the Wales Act 2014 (c. 29) and S.I. 2007/1388.

(4)

Section 17 was amended by paragraph 20 of Schedule 2 to the Inquiries Act 2005 (c. 12), section 100(2) of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26), paragraph 79 of Schedule 8 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22) and S.I. 2013/602. Section 18 was amended by paragraph 1 of Schedule 19 to the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), paragraph 21 of Schedule 2 and paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Inquiries Act 2005 (c. 12), paragraph 9(3) of Schedule 1 to the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (c. 2), paragraph 23 of Schedule 7 to the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006, paragraph 169 of Schedule 16 to the Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), sections 69(2) and 74 of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (c. 28), section 28 of the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010 (c. 38), paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 to the by Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 (c. 23), section 16(2) of, and paragraph 11(2) of Schedule 2 to, the Justice and Security Act 2013 (c. 18), section 15(3) of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (c. 6) and S.I. 2001/1149 and 2007/1098.

(5)

Section 19 was amended by paragraph 80 of Schedule 8 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013 and S.I. 2013/602.