Commentary on provisions of Act Schedule: Consequential Amendments
Part 1 of the Schedule makes minor and consequential amendments to RIPA.
	Paragraph (2) amends section 31 of RIPA so that the power of the First Minister and deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland to make an order under section 30 of RIPA applies only to authorisations under section 28 (directed surveillance) and section 29 (CHIS) and does not apply in relation to CHIS criminal conduct authorisations.
	Paragraphs (4) to (7) amend other provisions to extend their requirements to section 29B authorisations, including section 33 (rules for granting authorisations), and section 33A (authorisations where the NCA is party to a collaboration agreement), section 43 (general rules about grant, renewal and duration), and section 45 (cancellation of authorisations).
	Paragraph (8) amends section 46 RIPA to remove the ability for public authorities to grant criminal conduct authorisations that are necessary for preventing or detecting crime, or preventing disorder, where the authorisation is for a purpose that relates to a devolved matter and where some or all of the conduct authorised is likely to take place in Scotland.
	Paragraph (9) amends Part 1 of Schedule 1 to move the relevant public authorities that can grant a criminal conduct authorisation into Part A1 of Schedule 1.
	Part 2 of the schedule makes minor and consequential amendments to other enactments.