Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
Part 9 — Miscellaneous and general provisions
Chapter 2 — General
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(b)
an instrument made under an Act of the Scottish Parliament,
Northern Ireland legislation or a Measure or Act of the National
Assembly for Wales,
“systems data” has the meaning given by subsection (4),
“the Technical Advisory Board” means the Board provided for by section
245,
“the Technology Advisory Panel” means the panel established in
accordance with section 246(1),
“working day” means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas
Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial
Dealings Act 1971 in any part of the United Kingdom.
(2)
In this Act “identifying data” means—
(a) data which may be used to identify, or assist in identifying, any person,
apparatus, system or service,
(b) data which may be used to identify, or assist in identifying, any event,
or
(c) data which may be used to identify, or assist in identifying, the location
of any person, event or thing.
(3)
For the purposes of subsection (2), the reference to data which may be used to
identify, or assist in identifying, any event includes—
(a) data relating to the fact of the event;
(b) data relating to the type, method or pattern of event;
(c) data relating to the time or duration of the event.
(4)
In this Act “systems data” means any data that enables or facilitates, or
identifies or describes anything connected with enabling or facilitating, the
functioning of any of the following—
(a) a postal service;
(b) a telecommunication system (including any apparatus forming part of
the system);
(c) any telecommunications service provided by means of a
telecommunication system;
(d) a relevant system (including any apparatus forming part of the system);
(e) any service provided by means of a relevant system.
(5)
For the purposes of subsection (4), a system is a “relevant system” if any
communications or other information are held on or by means of the system.
(6)
For the purposes of this Act detecting crime or serious crime is to be taken to
include—
(a) establishing by whom, for what purpose, by what means and generally
in what circumstances any crime or (as the case may be) serious crime
was committed, and
(b) the apprehension of the person by whom any crime or (as the case may
be) serious crime was committed.
(7)
References in this Act to the examination of material obtained under a warrant
are references to the material being read, looked at or listened to by the persons
to whom it becomes available as a result of the warrant.