[76A Foreign surveillance operations]
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (2000 c 23) | Legislation

[76A  Foreign surveillance operations]

[(1)     This section applies where—

(a)     a foreign police or customs officer is carrying out relevant surveillance outside the United Kingdom which is lawful under the law of the country or territory in which it is being carried out;

(b)     circumstances arise by virtue of which the surveillance can for the time being be carried out only in the United Kingdom; and

(c)     it is not reasonably practicable in those circumstances for a United Kingdom officer to carry out the surveillance in the United Kingdom in accordance with an authorisation under Part 2 or the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000.

(2)     “Relevant surveillance” means surveillance which—

(a)     is carried out in relation to a person who is suspected of having committed a relevant crime; and

(b)     is, for the purposes of Part 2, directed surveillance or intrusive surveillance.

(3)

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