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Lord Fox's amendment, Clause 2

Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024

Report stage

Amendment number: 1

Lead member

Lord Fox
Liberal Democrat, Life peer
Lords

Decision

Disagreed
This amendment was disagreed to. Where a member has given notice of their intention to oppose a Clause/Schedule standing part of a Bill, 'disagreed' indicates that the Clause/Schedule remained part of the Bill.

Amendment text

Clause 2, page 6, line 7

after “must” insert “, as soon as possible and in any event within 24 hours,”

Member's explanatory statement

This amendment requires a person granting an authorisation in urgent cases to notify a Judicial Commissioner within, at most, 24 hours that they have done so.