6.—(1) Until 26th September 2018, for the purposes of applications made by or behalf of a relevant intercepting authority—
(a)section 19 of the 2016 Act has effect as if the references in subsections (1)(c) and (3)(c) to sections 53 and 54 included a reference to section 15 of RIPA (general safeguards)(1);
(b)section 21 of the 2016 Act has effect as if the references in subsections (1)(d) and (3)(d) to sections 53 and 54 included a reference to section 15 of RIPA.
(2) Until 27th December 2018, in relation to a warrant under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of RIPA issued on an application made by or on behalf of a relevant intercepting authority, section 15 of RIPA has effect as if—
(a)in subsection (1), in paragraph (a), after “and (3)” there were inserted “of this Act or section 53(2) and (5) of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016”;
(b)in subsection (6), in paragraph (b), after “subsection (7)” there were inserted “of this Act or section 54(2) of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016”.
The duty imposed on the Secretary of State by section 15(1) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 is imposed on the Scottish Ministers by S.I. 2003/2617 in relation to warrants under section 5 issued by the Scottish Ministers.