The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Amendment Order 2010 No. 420

The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Amendment Order 2010 No. 420

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2010 No. 420

Investigatory Powers

The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Amendment Order 2010

Made

25th November 2010

Coming into force

29th November 2010

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(4)(a) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 8(5) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Amendment Order 2010 and comes into force on 29th November 2010.

Amendment of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000

2. After section 8(3)(h) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000 insert-

"(i)the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service.".

KENNY MACASKILL

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew-™s House,

Edinburgh

25th November 2010

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 11) to add the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service as a relevant public authority which may grant authorisations for the use of directed surveillance and covert human intelligence sources.