Interception

of Communications Act 1985

c. 56

Tribunal is disclosed or given to any person (including an applicant
to the Tribunal or a person holding office under the Crown) without the consent of the person who disclosed or gave it to the Tribunal ; and accordingly the Tribunal shall not, except in reports
under section 7(4) of this Act, give reasons for any decision made by
them.

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(3) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) above, the Tribunal may determine
their own procedure.

Salaries and expenses
Secretary of State shall pay to the members of the
Tribunal out of money provided by Parliament such remuneration
and allowances as he may with the approval of the Treasury determine.

5.-(1) The

(2) Such expenses of the Tribunal as the Secretary of State may
with the approval of the Treasury determine shall be defrayed by
him out of money provided by Parliament.

Officers

6.-(1) The Secretary of State may, after consultation with the

Tribunal and with the approval of the Treasury as to numbers, provide the Tribunal with such officers as he thinks necessary for the
proper discharge of their functions.
(2) The Tribunal may authorise any officer provided under this
paragraph to obtain any documents or information on the Tribunal's
behalf.
Parliamentary disqualification
7.-(1) In Part II of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (bodies whose members are disqualified) there
shall be inserted (at the appropriate place) the following entry" The Tribunal established under the Interception of Communications Act 1985 " ;
and the like insertion shall be made in Part II of Schedule 1 to the
Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975.

1975 c. 25.

SCHEDULE 2

Section 11.

SECTION SUBSTITUTED FOR SECTION 45 OF 1984 ACT

45.-(1) A person engaged in the running of a public
of messages telecommunication system who otherwise than in the
etc.
course of his duty intentionally discloses to any person(a) the contents of any message which has been intercepted in the course of its transmission by
means of that system ; or
(b) any information concerning the use made of telecommunication services provided for any other
person by means of that system,
shall be guilty of an offence.
Disclosure

1975 c. 24.

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