Schedule 6: Consequential and transitional provision etc. Part 2: Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provision "relevant criminal offence"
Section 37 of the Act defines "relevant criminal offence". That definition corresponds to provisions made in section 81(3)(a) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) as they are to be amended by paragraph 211 of Schedule 7 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000. Those amendments have yet to come into force. Paragraph 11 modifies the definition of "relevant criminal offence", ensuring that it reflects the operation of RIPA until such time as the corresponding amendments in RIPA take effect.