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Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 21st March 2000

STANDING COMMITTEE F


New Amendments handed in are marked thus *

REGULATION OF INVESTIGATORY POWERS BILL

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [14th March], as follows:—

Clauses 1 to 46, Schedule 1, Clauses 47 to 56, Schedule 2, Clauses 57 to 72, Schedules 3 and 4, Clause 73, New Clauses, New Schedules.

   

Mr Richard Allan
Mr A. J. Beith

61

Clause     5,     page     7,     line     45,     leave out 'The Secretary of State' and insert 'A judge'.

   

Mr Richard Allan
Mr A. J. Beith

64

Clause     5,     page     8,     leave out lines 7 and 8.

   

Mr Richard Allan
Mr A. J. Beith

62

Clause     5,     page     8,     line     9,     leave out 'the Secretary of State' and insert 'a judge'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Peter Luff

13

Clause     5,     page     8,     line     24,     after 'warrant', insert 'provided that the same is proportionate to what is sought to be achieved by the conduct expressly authorised or required by the warrant'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Peter Luff

12

Clause     5,     page     8,     line     24,     after 'is', insert 'reasonably'.

   

Mr Richard Allan
Mr A. J. Beith

63

Clause     5,     page     8,     line     30,     at end add—

    '(7) For the purpose of this section a judge shall include—

      (a) in England and Wales, a circuit judge;

      (b) in Scotland, a sheriff; or

      (c) in Northern Ireland, a county court judge.'.


   

Mr A. J. Beith
Mr Richard Allan

34

Clause     6,     page     8,     line     44,     leave out 'a Permanent Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Defence' and insert 'the Chief of the Defence Staff'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Peter Luff

15

Clause     6,     page     9,     leave out lines 4 and 5 and insert—

      '(k) a Permanent Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Social Security.'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr A. J. Beith
Mr Richard Allan
Mr Peter Luff

14

Clause     6,     page     9,     leave out lines 4 and 5.

   

Mr Oliver Heald
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Peter Luff

35

Clause     6,     page     9,     line     5,     at end insert—

    '(2A) The Secretary of State shall not make an order under subsection (2)(k) unless a draft of the order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House,'.

     As an Amendment to Mr Oliver Heald's proposed Amendment (No. 35) (Clause 6, page 9, line 5):

   

Mr Charles Clarke

(a)

Line     2,     leave out 'under subsection (2)(k)' and insert 'under this section that adds to the persons by or on whose behalf an application for an interception warrant may be made'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Peter Luff

16

Clause     6,     page     9,     line     9,     after 'order', insert 'under the affirmative resolution procedure'.


   

Mr Richard Allan
Mr A. J. Beith

65

Clause     7,     page     9,     leave out lines 12 to 14 and insert—

      '(a) by a judge; or

      (b) in a case falling within subsection (2), by the Secretary of State.'.

   

Mr Richard Allan
Mr A. J. Beith

66

Clause     7,     page     9,     line     16,     leave out from 'case' to end of line 17.

   

Mr Richard Allan
Mr A. J. Beith

67

Clause     7,     page     9,     line     29,     leave out 'a senior official' and insert 'the Secretary of State'.


   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Peter Luff

49

Clause     12,     page     13,     line     45,     after 'order', add ', a draft of which has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House,'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Peter Luff

50

Clause     12,     page     14,     line     27,     at end add—

      '(aa) such persons appearing to him to be consumers of public postal services or public telecommunications services,'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Peter Luff

51

Clause     12,     page     14,     line     28,     after '(a)', insert 'and (aa)'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Peter Luff

18

Clause     12,     page     14,     line     31,     at end insert—

    '(6A) Before giving a notice for the purposes of subsection (2) the Secretary of State shall obtain a certificate of technical approval from the Technical Approval Board.'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Peter Luff

19

Clause     12,     page     14,     line     47,     at end add—

    '(9) In this section "a certificate of technical approval" means a certificate in writing given by the Technical Approval Board to the effect that the steps specified or described in the notice would be—

      (a) technically competent for the purpose set out in subsection (1); and

      (b) proportionate thereto.'.


   

Mr Charles Clarke

54

Clause     17,     page     19,     line     3,     at end insert—

    '() Where any disclosure is proposed to be or has been made on the grounds that it is authorised by subsection (3), section 16(1) shall not prohibit the doing of anything in, or for the purposes of, so much of any legal proceedings as relates to the question whether that disclosure is or was so authorised.'.


   

Mr Harry Cohen

72

Clause     21,     page     23,     line     17,     leave out from 'if' to end of line 33 and insert—

    'failure to obtain the data would—

      (a) prejudice the purpose of safeguarding of national security;

      (b) prejudice the prevention or detection of crime;

      (c) prejudice the prosecution or apprehension of offenders;

      (d) prejudice the assessment or collection of any tax or duty;

      (e) cause serious harm to the physical or mental health of any individual; or

      (f) prejudice any purpose (not falling within paragraphs (a) to (e)) which is specified in an order made by the Secretary of State on the grounds that the purpose is necessary for reasons of the substantial public interest.'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Peter Luff

20

Clause     21,     page     23,     line     46,     at end insert—

    '(4A) Where it appears to the designated person that a postal or telecommunications operator is not or may not be in possession of, but is or may be capable of obtaining any communications data, the designated person shall not give a notice under subsection (4) unless he has obtained a certificate of technical capability from the Technical Approval Board.'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Peter Luff

21

Clause     21,     page     23,     line     46,     at end insert—

    '(4B) In this section "a certificate of technical capability" means a certificate in writing given by The Technical Approval Board to the effect that the postal or telecommunications operator—

      (a) is technically capable of obtaining the communications data, or

      (b) could be technically (1) capable of obtaining the communications data if certain steps were taken, and the certificate—

          (i) specifies or describes such steps; and

          (ii) certifies that the taking of such steps would be proportionate to what is sought to be achieved by so obtaining the data.'.

   

Mr Charles Clarke

55

Clause     21,     page     24,     line     7,     leave out ', as soon as reasonably practicable,'.

   

Mr Charles Clarke

56

Clause     21,     page     24,     line     8,     at end insert—

    '() A person who is under a duty by virtue of subsection (6) shall not be required to do anything in pursuance of that duty which it is not reasonably practicable for him to do.'.


   

Mr Harry Cohen

73

Clause     22,     page     24,     line     19,     after 'the', insert 'particular matter or'.

   

Mr Harry Cohen

75

Clause     22,     page     24,     line     20,     at end insert—

      '(ca) must describe why the disclosure of communications data to the relevant public authority would be proportionate to the matter specified in paragraph (c);'.

   

Mr Harry Cohen

74

Clause     22,     page     24,     line     31,     after 'the', insert 'particular matter or'.

   

Mr Harry Cohen

76

Clause     22,     page     24,     line     32,     at end insert—

      '(ca) must include a statement that the disclosure of communications data to the relevant public authority is considered to be proportionate to the matter specified in paragraph (c);'.

   

Mr Harry Cohen

78

Clause     22,     page     24,     line     37,     at end insert—

    '(2A) Data obtained for matters falling within section 21(2)(a), 21(2)(b) or 21(2)(c) shall not be used or disclosed for any matter relating to section 21(2)(f), unless that matter relates to a tax, duty, levy or other imposition, contribution or charge payable to a government department whose value to be assessed to or to be collected exceeds the specified significant amount.

    (2B) The Secretary of State may by order specify the monetary value of the significant amount to be any amount over £100,000.'.

 
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