Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
Schedule 9 — Transitional, transitory and saving provision
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meaning given by section 125(1) of the Postal Services Act 2000) or to deliver
any such packet to a person other than the person to whom it is addressed.
8
Nothing in Part 4 of this Act prevents the retention of data for the purposes
of, or in connection with, legal proceedings (including proceedings which
might arise in the future).
9
The amendments made to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
by sections 3 to 6 of the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014
(and those sections) continue to have effect despite section 8(3) of the Act of
2014 (sunset provision for that Act) until the provisions they amend (and
those sections) are repealed by this Act in connection with the coming into
force of provisions of this Act.
General saving for lawful conduct
10
Nothing in any of the provisions of this Act by virtue of which conduct of
any description is or may be authorised by any warrant, authorisation or
notice, or by virtue of which information may be obtained in any manner, is
to be read—
(a) as making it unlawful to engage in any conduct of that description
which is not otherwise unlawful under this Act and would not be
unlawful apart from this Act,
(b) as otherwise requiring—
(i) the issue, grant or giving of such a warrant, authorisation or
notice, or
(ii) the taking of any step for or towards obtaining the authority
of such a warrant, authorisation or notice,
before any such conduct of that description is engaged in, or
(c) as prejudicing any power to obtain information by any means not
involving conduct that may be authorised under this Act.
SCHEDULE 10
Section 271(1)
MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISION
PART 1
GENERAL AMENDMENTS
Police Act 1997
1
In section 93(1A) of the Police Act 1997 (authorisations to interfere with
property etc.) after “this Part” insert “or the Investigatory Powers Act 2016”.
Northern Ireland Act 1998
2
In paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 3 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (reserved
matters) for paragraph (a) substitute—
“(a) the subject-matter of Parts 2 and 3 of the Regulation of
Investigatory Powers Act 2000, so far as relating to the
prevention or detection of crime (within the meaning of
that Act) or the prevention of disorder;