SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2Abolition of disclosure powers

Environmental Protection Act 1990

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In section 71 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (obtaining of information from persons and authorities), at end, insert—

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Nothing in this section is to be read as enabling a person to secure the disclosure by a telecommunications operator or postal operator of communications data without the consent of the operator.

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In subsection (5) “communications data”, “postal operator” and “telecommunications operator” have the same meanings as in the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (see sections 261 and 262 of that Act).