Part 9Miscellaneous and general provisions

CHAPTER 1Miscellaneous

Additional powers

I1251Amendments of the Intelligence Services Act 1994

1

The Intelligence Services Act 1994 is amended as follows.

2

In section 3 (the Government Communications Headquarters)—

a

in subsection (1)(a), after “monitor” insert “ , make use of ”, and

b

in the words following subsection (1)(b)(ii), for the words from “or to any other organisation” to the end substitute “ or, in such cases as it considers appropriate, to other organisations or persons, or to the general public, in the United Kingdom or elsewhere. ”

3

In section 5 (warrants: general)—

a

in subsection (2), omit “, subject to subsection (3) below,”,

b

omit subsection (3), and

c

in subsection (3A), after “1989” insert “ , or on the application of the Intelligence Service or GCHQ for the purposes of the exercise of their functions by virtue of section 1(2)(c) or 3(2)(c), ”.