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Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
Part 9 — Miscellaneous and general provisions
Chapter 2 — General
(ii)
communications made in connection with, or in
contemplation of, legal proceedings and for the
purposes of those proceedings,
which would, by virtue of any rule of law relating to the
confidentiality of communications, be protected in legal
proceedings from disclosure, and
(c) in relation to Northern Ireland, has the same meaning as in the
Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989
(S.I. 1989/1341 (N.I. 12)) (see Article 12 of that Order),
“Judicial Commissioner” means a person appointed under section
227(1)(a) or (b) (and the expression is therefore to be read in accordance
with section 227(13)(a)),
“legal proceedings” means—
(a) civil or criminal proceedings in or before a court or tribunal, or
(b) proceedings before an officer in respect of a service offence
within the meaning of the Armed Forces Act 2006,
“modify” includes amend, repeal or revoke (and related expressions are
to be read accordingly),
“person holding office under the Crown” includes any servant of the
Crown and any member of Her Majesty’s forces,
“premises” includes any land, movable structure, vehicle, vessel, aircraft
or hovercraft (and “set of premises” is to be read accordingly),
“primary legislation” means—
(a) an Act of Parliament,
(b) an Act of the Scottish Parliament,
(c) a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales, or
(d) Northern Ireland legislation,
“public authority” means a public authority within the meaning of section
6 of the Human Rights Act 1998, other than a court or tribunal,
“serious crime” means crime where—
(a) the offence, or one of the offences, which is or would be
constituted by the conduct concerned is an offence for which a
person who has reached the age of 18 (or, in relation to Scotland
or Northern Ireland, 21) and has no previous convictions could
reasonably be expected to be sentenced to imprisonment for a
term of 3 years or more, or
(b) the conduct involves the use of violence, results in substantial
financial gain or is conduct by a large number of persons in
pursuit of a common purpose,
“source of journalistic information” means an individual who provides
material intending the recipient to use it for the purposes of journalism
or knowing that it is likely to be so used,
“specified”, in relation to an authorisation, warrant, notice or regulations,
means specified or described in the authorisation, warrant, notice or (as
the case may be) regulations (and “specify” is to be read accordingly),
“statutory”, in relation to any function, means conferred by virtue of this
Act or any other enactment,
“subordinate legislation” means—
(a) subordinate legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation
Act 1978, or