Provisions coming into force on 8th August 2018U.K.
14. The following provisions of the 2016 Act come into force on 8th August 2018—
(a)section 13 (mandatory use of equipment interference warrants);
(b)section 271(1) (minor and consequential provision) for the purpose of the provisions coming into force in accordance with paragraph (c) of this regulation;
(c)paragraph 45 of Schedule 10 (repeal of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of RIPA) so far as it omits the following provisions of RIPA—
(i)in section 6 (application for issue of an interception warrant) M1—
(aa)subsection (2)(a) to (c) and (i);
(bb)subsection (3) to the extent it applies to an application for the issue of an interception warrant made on behalf of a person specified in subsection (2)(a) to (c) or (i);
(ii)section 9(1)(b) (renewal of warrants) M2 to the extent it applies to warrants issued on an application made by or on behalf of the head of an intelligence service or the Chief of Defence Intelligence.
Marginal Citations
M1Section 6 was amended by section 78(2)(a) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (c. 32), paragraph 132(3) of Schedule 4 to the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), paragraph 6 of Schedule 12 to the Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), paragraph 78 of Schedule 8 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013 and S.I. 2013/602.
M2Section 9(1)(b) was amended by S.I. 2000/3253.