Intelligence Services Act 1994

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The Intelligence Services Act 1994 is a UK law that formally put the country’s intelligence agencies, including MI6 and GCHQ, on a statutory footing and defined their powers, functions, and oversight mechanisms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
amendedBy Justice and Security Act 2013
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
authorises Secretary of State to issue warrants
country United Kingdom
createsBody Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
definesFunctionsOf Government Communications Headquarters
Secret Intelligence Service
Security Service
definesPowersOf Government Communications Headquarters
Secret Intelligence Service
establishesOversightFor Government Communications Headquarters
Secret Intelligence Service
Security Service
establishesOversightMechanism Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
jurisdiction England and Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland
longTitle Intelligence Services Act 1994 self-linksurface differs
surface form: An Act to make provision about the Secret Intelligence Service, the Government Communications Headquarters and the Security Service; and for connected purposes
parliament British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
providesFor warrants for interference with property
warrants for interference with wireless telegraphy
purpose protection of national security
regulation of UK intelligence agencies
safeguarding the economic well-being of the United Kingdom
support of the prevention and detection of serious crime
putsOnStatutoryFooting Government Communications Headquarters
Secret Intelligence Service
regulates Government Communications Headquarters
Secret Intelligence Service
Security Service
royalAssentDate 1994-05-26
section Section 1
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shortTitle Intelligence Services Act 1994 self-link
subjectMatter intelligence services
parliamentary oversight of intelligence agencies
surveillance and interception powers
yearEnacted 1994

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Secret Intelligence Service legalBasis Intelligence Services Act 1994
Security Service (MI5) legalBasis Intelligence Services Act 1994
British intelligence legalFramework Intelligence Services Act 1994
Government Communications Headquarters legalBasis Intelligence Services Act 1994
SIS legalBasis Intelligence Services Act 1994
subject surface form: Secret Intelligence Service
Security Service legalBasis Intelligence Services Act 1994
Intelligence Services Act 1994 shortTitle Intelligence Services Act 1994 self-link
Intelligence Services Act 1994 longTitle Intelligence Services Act 1994 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: An Act to make provision about the Secret Intelligence Service, the Government Communications Headquarters and the Security Service; and for connected purposes
Military Intelligence, Section 6 legalBasis Intelligence Services Act 1994
Security Service Act 1989 amendedBy Intelligence Services Act 1994
Security Service Act 1989 relatedTo Intelligence Services Act 1994
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament legalBasis Intelligence Services Act 1994
TEMPORA legalFramework Intelligence Services Act 1994