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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations 2022 and come into force on the 1st January 2023.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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(1) The table in Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 is amended as follows.
(2) In the entries relating to the Security Service, the Secret Intelligence Service and GCHQ—
(a) in column 5, for “61(7)(a), (b) and (c)” in each place it appears, substitute “61(7)(a) and (c)”;
(b) in column 6, in relation to each entry in column 3, insert “61A(7)(a)”.
(3) In the entry relating to the UK National Authority for Counter Eavesdropping—
(a) in column 1, for “UK National Authority for Counter Eavesdropping” substitute “Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office”;
(b) in column 3, for “UK NACE Grade D6 and above” substitute “Grade D6 in the UK National Authority for Counter Eavesdropping”.
Tom Tugendhat
Minister of State
Home Office
21st December 2022