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Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill

This is the text of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill, as amended on Report in the House of Lords and printed on 13th July 2000.

 
 
  
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill
 
 
 
 
ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES

PART I
COMMUNICATIONS
CHAPTER I
INTERCEPTION
Unlawful and authorised interception
Clause 
1.Unlawful interception.
2.Meaning and location of "interception" etc.
3.Lawful interception without an interception warrant.
4.Power to provide for lawful interception.
5.Interception with a warrant.

Interception warrants
6.Application for issue of an interception warrant.
7.Issue of warrants.
8.Contents of warrants.
9.Duration, cancellation and renewal of warrants.
10.Modification of warrants and certificates.
11.Implementation of warrants.

Interception capability and costs
12.Maintenance of interception capability.
13.Technical Advisory Board.
14.Grants for interception costs.

Restrictions on use of intercepted material etc.
15.General safeguards.
16.Extra safeguards in the case of certificated warrants.
17.Exclusion of matters from legal proceedings.
18.Exceptions to section 17.
19.Offence for unauthorised disclosures.

Interpretation of Chapter I
20.Interpretation of Chapter I.

CHAPTER II
ACQUISITION AND DISCLOSURE OF COMMUNICATIONS DATA
21.Lawful acquisition and disclosure of communications data.
22.Obtaining and disclosing communications data.
23.Form and duration of authorisations and notices.
24.Arrangements for payments.
25.Interpretation of Chapter II.

PART II
SURVEILLANCE AND COVERT HUMAN INTELLIGENCE SOURCES
Introductory
26.Conduct to which Part II applies.

Authorisation of surveillance and human intelligence sources
27.Lawful surveillance etc.
28.Authorisation of directed surveillance.
29.Authorisation of covert human intelligence sources.
30.Persons entitled to grant authorisations under ss. 28 and 29.
31.Orders under s. 30 for Northern Ireland.
32.Authorisation of intrusive surveillance.

Police and customs authorisations
33.Rules for grant of authorisations.
34.Grant of authorisations in the senior officer's absence.
35.Notification of authorisations for intrusive surveillance.
36.Approval required for authorisations to take effect.
37.Quashing of police and customs authorisations etc.
38.Appeals against decisions by Surveillance Commissioners.
39.Appeals to the Chief Surveillance Commissioner: supplementary.
40.Information to be provided to Surveillance Commissioners.

Other authorisations
41.Secretary of State authorisations.
42.Intelligence services authorisations.

Grant, renewal and duration of authorisations
43.General rules about grant, renewal and duration.
44.Special rules for intelligence services authorisations.
45.Cancellation of authorisations.
46.Restrictions on authorisations extending to Scotland.

Supplemental provision for Part II
47.Power to extend or modify authorisation provisions.
48.Interpretation of Part II.

PART III
INVESTIGATION OF ELECTRONIC DATA PROTECTED BY ENCRYPTION ETC.
Power to require disclosure
49.Notices requiring disclosure.
50.Effect of notice imposing disclosure requirement.
51.Cases in which key required.
52.Arrangements for payments for disclosure.

Offences
53.Failure to comply with a notice.
54.Tipping-off.

Safeguards
55.General duties of specified authorities.

Interpretation of Part III
56.Interpretation of Part III.

PART IV
SCRUTINY ETC. OF INVESTIGATORY POWERS AND OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE INTELLIGENCE SERVICES
Commissioners
57.Interception of Communications Commissioner.
58.Co-operation with and reports by s. 57 Commissioner.
59.Intelligence Services Commissioner.
60.Co-operation with and reports by s. 59 Commissioner.
61.Investigatory Powers Commissioner for Northern Ireland.
62.Additional functions of Chief Surveillance Commissioner.
63.Assistant Surveillance Commissioners.
64.Delegation of Commissioners' functions.

The Tribunal
65.The Tribunal.
66.Orders allocating proceedings to the Tribunal.
67.Exercise of the Tribunal's jurisdiction.
68.Tribunal procedure.
69.Tribunal rules.
70.Abolition of jurisdiction in relation to complaints.

Codes of practice
71.Issue and revision of codes of practice.
72.Effect of codes of practice.

PART V
MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL
Miscellaneous
73.Conduct in relation to wireless telegraphy.
74.Warrants under the Intelligence Services Act 1994.
75.Authorisations under Part III of the Police Act 1997.
76.Surveillance etc. operations beginning in Scotland.

Supplemental
77.Ministerial expenditure etc.
78.Orders, regulations and rules.
79.Criminal liability of directors etc.
80.General saving for lawful conduct.
81.General interpretation.
82.Amendments, repeals and savings etc.
83.Short title, commencement and extent.
 

SCHEDULES:
    Schedule 1-Relevant Public Authorities.
    Part I-Relevant authorities for the purposes of ss. 28 and 29.
    Part II-Relevant authorities for the purposes only of s. 28.
    Schedule 2-Persons having the appropriate permission.
    Schedule 3-The Tribunal.
    Schedule 4-Consequential amendments.
    Schedule 5-Repeals.
 

 
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