SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7Minor and consequential amendments

Part 1General

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000

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1

Section 18 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (exceptions to exclusion of intercepted communications etc from legal proceedings) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

omit paragraph (da), and

b

after paragraph (dc) insert—

dd

any TPIM proceedings (within the meaning of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011) or any proceedings arising out of such proceedings;

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In subsection (2)—

a

for “(da)” (before “to (f)”) substitute “(db)”,

b

omit paragraph (za), and

c

after paragraph (zb) insert—

zc

in the case of proceedings falling within paragraph (dd), to—

i

a person, other than the Secretary of State, who is or was a party to the proceedings, or

ii

any person who for the purposes of the proceedings (but otherwise than by virtue of appointment as a special advocate under Schedule 4 to the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011) represents a person falling within sub-paragraph (i);