8
c. 56
Interception
of Communications Act 1985
(4) It shall be the duty of the Tribunal to send to the Commissioner a copy of every report made by them under section
7(4) above.
If at any time it appears
to the Commissioner(a) that there has been a contravention of sections 2 to 5
above which has not been the subject of a report made
by the Tribunal under section 7(4) above ; or
(b) that any arrangements made for the purposes of sec.,
tion 6 above have proved inadequate,
he shall make a report to the Prime Minister with respect to
that contravention or those arrangements.
(5)
(6) As soon as practicable after the end of each calendar
year, the Commissioner shall make a report to the Prime Minis..
ter with respect to the carrying out of his functions under this
section.
(7) The Prime Minister shall lay before each House of Parliament a copy of every annual report made by the Commissioner
under subsection (6) above together with a statement as to
whether any matter has been excluded from that copy in pursuance of subsection (8) below.
(8) If it appears to the Prime Minister, after consultation with
the Commissioner, that the publication of any matter in an annual report would be prejudicial to national security, to the prevention or detection of serious crime or to the economic wellbeing of the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister may exclude
that matter from the copy of the report as laid before each House
of Parliament.
Exclusion of
evidence.
9.-(1) In any proceedings before any court or tribunal no
evidence shall be adduced and no question in cross-examination
shall be asked which (in either case) tends to suggest(a) that an offence under section 1 above has been or is to
be committed by any of the persons mentioned in
subsection (2) below ; or
(b) that a warrant has been or is to be issued to any of
those persons.
(2)
The persons referred to in subsection (1) above are(a) any person holding office under the Crown ;
(b) the Post Office and any person engaged in the business
of the Post Office ; and
(c) any public telecommunications operator and any person
engaged in the running of a public telecommunication
system.