Part 3: Authorisations for obtaining communications data Section 73: Local authorities as relevant public authorities
This section provides that local authorities are relevant public authorities for the purposes of Part 3, and defines the designated senior officers of local authorities.
	Subsection (3) provides that local authorities may only acquire communications data for the purpose of preventing or detecting crime or of preventing disorder.
	This section provides that the rank of a designated senior officer in relation to a local authority can be amended by regulations made under the enhanced affirmative procedure. Before making such regulations the Government must consult the Investigatory Powers Commissioner and the relevant local authorities concerned.