c. 56
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Interception of Communications Act 1985
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(2) Subsection (1) above does not apply
(a) any disclosure which is made for the prevention
or detection of crime or for the purposes of
any criminal proceedings ;
(b) any disclosure of matter falling within paragraph (a) of that subsection which is made in
obedience to a warrant issued by the Secretary
of State under section 2 of the Interception of
Communications Act 1985 or in pursuance of a
requirement imposed by the Commissioner under section 8(3) of that Act ; or
(c) any disclosure of matter falling within paragraph
(b) of that subsection which is made in the interests of national security or in pursuance of
the order of a court.
SCH. 2
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2)(c) above a cer-
tificate signed by a Minister of the Crown who is a member of the Cabinet, or by the Attorney General or the
Lord Advocate, certifying that a disclosure was made in the
interests of national security shall be conclusive evidence of that fact ; and a document purporting to be such
a certificate shall be received in evidence and deemed to
be such a certificate unless the contrary is proved.
(4) A person guilty of an offence under this section
shall be liable(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding
the statutory maximum ;
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
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