Part of Investigatory Powers Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 12:30 pm on 21 April 2016.
Keir Starmer
Shadow Minister (Home Office)
12:30,
21 April 2016
I beg to move Amendment 499, in Clause 100, page 77, line 3, after “items”, insert “presumptively”.
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:
Amendment 500, in clause 100, page 77, line 8, after “items”, insert “presumptively”.
Amendment 501, in clause 100, page 77, line 13, leave out paragraph (a) and insert—
“(a) that compelling evidence indicates that the items in question consist of, or relate to, communications made for a criminal purpose such that it is necessary to authorise or require interference with equipment for the purpose of obtaining or (in the case of a targeted examination warrant) the selection for examination of those items, and”.
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