Moved by
Lord Anderson of Ipswich [V]
46: Schedule 2, page 11, line 14, at end insert—
“Coronavirus Act 2020
15_(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies to—
(a) section 22 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 (appointment of temporary Judicial Commissioners),
(b) regulation 3(1) of the Investigatory Powers (Temporary Judicial Commissioners and Modification of Time Limits) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/360), and
(c) any appointment which was made under that regulation and has effect immediately before the coming into force of this paragraph.
(2) In section 22(1), regulation 3(1) or the appointment, references to functions conferred on Judicial Commissioners by—
(a) the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000,
(b) the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000, and
(c) the Investigatory Powers Act 2016,
are to be read as including references to functions conferred on Judicial Commissioners by those Acts by virtue of amendments made by this Act.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment allows for functions conferred on Judicial Commissioners by virtue of the Bill to be performed by temporary Judicial Commissioners appointed under regulations made under section 22 of the Coronavirus Act 2020.