(1) This Order may be cited as the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Prescription of Offices, etc and Specification of Public Authorities) (Scotland) Order 2010 and comes into force on 29th November 2010.
(2) In this Order “the 2000 Act” means the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000.
Specified date: 29 November 2010: see para (1) above.
(1) The offices, ranks and positions listed in column 2 of Schedule 1 to this Order (being offices, ranks or positions with the relevant public authorities in column 1) are prescribed for the purposes of section 8(1) of the 2000 Act.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), where an office, rank or position with a relevant public authority is listed in column 2 of Schedule 1 to this Order, all more senior offices, ranks or positions with that authority are also prescribed.
(3) Where an office, rank or position with a relevant public authority is described in column 2 of Schedule 1 to this Order by reference to an agency, unit, branch, division or other part of that authority, the reference in paragraph (2) to all more senior offices, ranks or positions with that public authority is a reference to all more senior offices, ranks or positions in that agency, unit, branch, division or part.
Specified date: 29 November 2010: see art 1(1).
(1) The offices, ranks and positions listed in column 3 of Schedule 1 to this Order (being offices, ranks or positions with the relevant public authorities listed in column 1) are prescribed for the purposes of section 8(1) of the 2000 Act, but only for the cases described in this article.
(2) An individual holding an office, rank or position which is listed in column 3 of Schedule 1 to this Order may only grant an authorisation where it is not reasonably practicable, having regard to the urgency of the case, for the application to be considered by an individual in the same authority who holds an office, rank or position listed in column 2.
(3) Where an office, rank or position with a relevant public authority is described in column 2 of Schedule 1 to this Order by reference to an agency, unit, branch, division or other part of that authority, the reference in paragraph (2) to an individual in the same authority is a reference to an individual in that agency, unit, branch, division or part.
Specified date: 29 November 2010: see art 1(1).
In section 8(3) (persons entitled to grant authorisations under sections 6 and 7) of the 2000 Act omit paragraphs (d) to (g).
Specified date: 29 November 2010: see art 1(1).
The Orders specified in Schedule 2 to this Order are revoked.
Specified date: 29 November 2010: see art 1(1).
KENNY MACASKILL
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew's House,
Edinburgh
29th September 2010
Specified date: 29 November 2010: see art 1(1).
Specified date: 29 November 2010: see art 1(1).
This Order prescribes offices, ranks and positions for the purpose of section 8(1) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 11) (“the 2000 Act”). Under that section individuals holding such offices, etc may grant authorisations under sections 6 and 7 of the 2000 Act for the use of directed surveillance and covert human intelligence sources respectively.
Article 2(2) provides that where an office, etc is listed in column 2 of Schedule 1, all more senior offices, etc may also grant authorisations under section 6 or 7 of the 2000 Act. Article 2(3) clarifies that if an office, etc is described by reference to an agency, unit, branch, division or part of an authority, article 2(2) only applies to more senior offices, etc within that part of the public authority.
Articles 3(1) and (2) provide that the offices, etc listed in column 3 of Schedule 1 may only grant authorisations under sections 6 or 7 of the 2000 Act in urgent cases. Article 3(3) clarifies that if an office, etc is described by reference to an agency, unit, branch, division of other part of an authority, article 3(2) only applies to more senior offices, etc within that part of the public authority.
Article 4 amends section 8(3) of the 2000 Act to remove a number of health bodies from the list of relevant public authorities for the purposes of sections 6 and 7. These bodies may no longer grant authorisations for the use of directed surveillance and covert human intelligence sources.
As this Order is consolidating, article 5 revokes the previous Orders detailed in Schedule 2.
