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Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
Part 3 — Authorisations for obtaining communications data
(2)
The persons by whom, or to whom, authorisations may be granted (or who
may act as single points of contact) under a collaboration agreement are
additional to those persons by whom, or to whom, authorisations would
otherwise be granted under this Part (or who could otherwise act as single
points of contact).
(3)
In a case falling within subsection (1)(b)(i)—
(a) section 61 has effect as if—
(i) in subsection (2) the reference to an officer of the authority were
a reference to an officer of the subscribing authority, and
(ii) in subsection (6)(b)(ii) the reference to an officer of the same
relevant public authority as an authorised officer included a
reference to an officer of the supplying authority,
(b) section 63(3)(d) has effect as if the reference to the relevant public
authority concerned were a reference to both authorities,
(c) this Part has effect as if the designated senior officer of the supplying
authority had the power to grant an authorisation to officers of the
subscribing authority, and had other functions in relation to the
authorisation, which were the same as (and subject to no greater or
lesser restrictions than) the power and other functions which the
designated senior officer of the subscribing authority who would
otherwise have dealt with the authorisation would have had, and
(d) section 75(1) applies to the authorisation as if it were granted by a
designated senior officer of the subscribing authority.
(4)
In a case falling within subsection (1)(b)(ii)—
(a) section 61 has effect as if—
(i) in subsection (2) the reference to an officer of the authority were
a reference to an officer of the supplying authority, and
(ii) in subsection (6)(b)(ii) the reference to an officer of the same
relevant public authority as an authorised officer included a
reference to an officer of the subscribing authority, and
(b) section 63(3)(d) has effect as if the reference to the relevant public
authority concerned were a reference to both authorities.
(5)
In a case falling within subsection (1)(b)(iii), section 76(4)(b) has effect as if the
references to the relevant public authority were references to the subscribing
authority.
(6)
In this section—
“force collaboration provision” has the meaning given by paragraph (a) of
section 22A(2) of the Police Act 1996 but as if the reference in that
paragraph to a police force included the National Crime Agency,
“police collaboration agreement” means a collaboration agreement under
section 22A of the Police Act 1996 which contains force collaboration
provision.
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Collaboration agreements: supplementary
(1)
A collaboration agreement may provide for payments to be made between
parties to the agreement.
(2)
A collaboration agreement—
(a) must be in writing,