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Acts

• The Police Act 1997 Part III, as amended:
  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1997/1997050.htm
• The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) 2000:
  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/20000023.htm
• The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act (RIP(S)A) 2000:
  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/acts2000/20000011.htm

Statutory Instruments

England and Wales and Northern Ireland

1998

• Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 3241; Notification of authorisations etc
  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1998/19983241.htm

2000

• Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 2417; Prescription of officers’ ranks and positions
  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2000/20002417.htm
• Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 2543; Commencement No. 1 and transitional provisions
  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2000/20002543.htm
• Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 2563; Notification of authorisations etc
  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2000/20002563.htm
• Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 2418; Authorisations extending to Scotland
  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2000/20002418.htm
• Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 2665; Investigatory Powers Tribunal Rules
  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2000/20002665.htm
• Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 2725; Source records regulations
  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2000/20002725.htm
• Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 2793; Juveniles Order
  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2000/20002793.htm
• Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 2794; Cancellation of authorisations
  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2000/20002794.htm

2001

• Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 1057; British Broadcasting Corporation
  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2001/20011057.htm
• Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 1126; Designation of public authorities for the purposes of intrusive surveillance
  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2001/20011126.htm
• Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 2727; RIPA Commencement Number 2 Order
  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2001/20012727.htm

2002

• Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 1932; Covert Human Intelligence Sources Code of Practice
  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2002/20021932.htm
• Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 1933; Covert Surveillance Code of Practice
  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2002/20021933.htm
• Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 1298; RIPA prescription of offices, ranks and positions (Amendment) Order
  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2002/20021298.htm
• Statutory Rule 2002 No. 292; RIPA (prescription of offices, ranks and positions) Order Northern Ireland
  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/sr/sr2002/20020292.htm
• Statutory Rule 2002 No. 183; RIPA (amendment) Order (Northern Ireland)
  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/sr/sr2002/20020183.htm

2003

• Statutory Instrument 2003 No 3171 Investigatory Powers
  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2003/20033171.htm

Scotland

2000

Scottish Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 340; RIP (Notification of Authorisations etc) (Scotland) Order
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/Scotland/ssi2000/20000340.htm

Scottish Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 341; RIP(S)A Commencement Order
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/Scotland/ssi2000/20000341.htm

Scottish Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 343; RIP(S)A Prescription of offices, ranks and positions (Scotland)
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/Scotland/ssi2000/20000343.htm

2001

Scottish Statutory Instrument 2001 No.87; RIP(S)A Prescription of offices, ranks and positions (Scotland) Amendment order
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/Scotland/ssi2001/20010087.htm

2002

Scottish Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 205; RIP Source records (Scotland) regulations
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/Scotland/ssi2002/20020205.htm

Scottish Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 206; Juveniles (Scotland) Order
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/Scotland/ssi2002/20020206.htm

Scottish Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 207; Cancellation of authorisations
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/Scotland/ssi2002/20020207.htm

Codes of Practice

Codes of Practice for Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHIS) and for covert surveillance:
http://security.homeoffice.gov.uk/ripa/publication-search/ripa-cop/

RIP(S)A Scottish Codes of Practice were approved in March and can be found on www.scotland.gov.uk

Encryption

A separate Code of Practice on Protected Electronic Information (Encryption) (Part III of RIPA) can be found at:

http://security.homeoffice.gov.uk/ripa/publication-search/ripa-cop/electronic-information

RIPA/RIP(S)A Forms

England and Wales

RIPA forms for non law enforcement agencies:
http://security.homeoffice.gov.uk/ripa/about-ripa/news/ripa-forms/

Scotland

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/about/JD/POLICE1/00017206/page1291371233.aspx

Judgments

Relevant judgments can be searched for using proprietary legal systems. Where details are known transcripts may be accessed through an executive agency of the Department of Constitutional Affairs:
http://www.courtservice.gov.uk

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