PART 18 Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters

CHAPTER 3 Amendment of primary legislation consequential upon amendments made by this Part

82 Amendment of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016
1 The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 is amended as follows.
2016 c. 25.
2 In section 10 (restriction on requesting assistance under mutual assistance agreements etc.) —
(a) in subsection (1), omit paragraph (a) and the “and” at the end of that paragraph;
(b) in subsection (3), omit the definition of “EU mutual assistance instrument”.
Section 10 was amended by S.I. 2017/730.
3 In section 15(4) (warrants that may be issued under Chapter 1 of Part 2)—
(a) in paragraph (a), omit “an EU mutual assistance instrument or”;
(b) in paragraph (b), omit “instrument or”.
4 In section 18(1)(h) (persons who may apply for issue of a warrant), omit “an EU mutual assistance instrument or”.
5 In section 20(3)(a) (grounds on which warrants may be issued by Secretary of State), omit “an EU mutual assistance instrument or”.
6 In section 21(4)(b)(i) (power of Scottish Ministers to issue warrants), omit “an EU mutual assistance instrument or”.
7 In section 40 (special rules for certain mutual assistance warrants)—
(a) in subsection (1)(a), omit “an EU mutual assistance instrument or”;
(b) in subsections (3)(a) and (5)(a), omit “an EU mutual assistance instrument or” and “(as the case may be)”.
8 In section 60(1) (Part 2: interpretation), omit the definition of “EU mutual assistance instrument”.
Reg. 82 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1