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Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
RA Proof 20.7.2000
c. 23
The Post Office Act 1969 (c. 48)
103
Sch. 4
2. In paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 5 to the Post Office Act 1969 (repair of minor 1969 c. 48.
deficiencies in certain Acts), for the words from “in obedience” to the end of the
sub-paragraph there shall be substituted “under the authority of an interception
warrant under section 5 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000,
under section 11(9) of that Act or in pursuance of a requirement imposed by the
Interception of Communications Commissioner under section 58(1) of that Act
or imposed by section 68(6) of that Act or by or in accordance with any rules
under section 69 of that Act.”
The Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12)
3. In section 45 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 (offence of disclosing of 1984 c. 12.
messages and use of telecommunication system), for subsections (2) and (3) there
shall be substituted—
“(2) Subsection (1) above does not apply to any disclosure made—
(a) in accordance with the order of any court or for the purposes of
any criminal proceedings;
(b) in accordance with any warrant, authorisation or notice issued,
granted or given under any provision of the Regulation of
Investigatory Powers Act 2000;
(c) in compliance with any requirement imposed (apart from that
Act) in consequence of the exercise by any person of any statutory
power exercisable by him for the purpose of obtaining any
document or other information; or
(d) in pursuance of any duty under that Act of 2000, or under Part III
of the Police Act 1997, to provide information or produce any 1997 c. 50.
document to the Interception of Communications Commissioner
or to the tribunal established under section 65 of that Act of 2000.
(3) In subsection (2) above ‘criminal proceedings’ and ‘statutory power’
have the same meanings as in the Regulation of Investigatory Powers
Act 2000.”
The Security Service Act 1989 (c. 5)
4.—(1) In section 1 of the Security Service Act 1989 (functions of the Security 1989 c. 5.
Service), after subsection (4) there shall be inserted—
“(5) Section 81(5) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
(meaning of ‘prevention’ and ‘detection’), so far as it relates to serious
crime, shall apply for the purposes of this Act as it applies for the purposes
of the provisions of that Act not contained in Chapter I of Part I.”
(2) In section 2(2)(a) of that Act (duty of Director General to secure that
information not disclosed except for authorised purposes), for “preventing or
detecting” there shall be substituted “the prevention or detection of”.
The Official Secrets Act 1989 (c. 6)
5. In section 4(3)(a) of the Official Secrets Act 1989 (offence of disclosing 1989 c. 6.
interception information), after “1985” there shall be inserted “or under the
authority of an interception warrant under section 5 of the Regulation of
Investigatory Powers Act 2000”.