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Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
Part 8 — Oversight arrangements
Chapter 1 — Investigatory Powers Commissioner and other Judicial Commissioners
(a)
the Surveillance Commissioners appointed under section
2(1)(b) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act
2000, and
(b) the Assistant Surveillance Commissioners appointed under
section 3 of that Act,
“the other Surveillance Commissioners” means—
(a) the Commissioners appointed under section 91(1)(b) of the
Police Act 1997, and
(b) the Assistant Surveillance Commissioners appointed under
section 63(1) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
2000,
“the Scottish Chief Surveillance Commissioner” means the Chief
Surveillance Commissioner appointed under section 2(1)(a) of the
Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000.
CHAPTER 2
OTHER ARRANGEMENTS
Codes of practice
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Codes of practice
Schedule 7 (codes of practice) has effect.
Investigatory Powers Tribunal
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(1)
Right of appeal from Tribunal
After section 67 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 insert—
“67A Appeals from the Tribunal
(1)
A relevant person may appeal on a point of law against any
determination of the Tribunal of a kind mentioned in section 68(4) or
any decision of the Tribunal of a kind mentioned in section 68(4C).
(2)
Before making a determination or decision which might be the subject
of an appeal under this section, the Tribunal must specify the court
which is to have jurisdiction to hear the appeal (the “relevant appellate
court”).
(3)
This court is whichever of the following courts appears to the Tribunal
to be the most appropriate—
(a) the Court of Appeal in England and Wales,
(b) the Court of Session.
(4)
The Secretary of State may by regulations, with the consent of the
Northern Ireland Assembly, amend subsection (3) so as to add the
Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland to the list of courts mentioned
there.