Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
Part 2 — Lawful interception of communications
Chapter 3 — Other provisions about interception
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any person employed or engaged for the purposes of the business of a
postal operator or telecommunications operator;
any person to whom any of the matters within subsection (4) have been
disclosed in relation to a warrant mentioned in subsection (2)(a).
The matters referred to in subsection (2)(a) are—
(a) the existence or contents of the warrant;
(b) the details of the issue of the warrant or of any renewal or modification
of the warrant;
(c) the existence or contents of any requirement to provide assistance in
giving effect to the warrant;
(d) the steps taken in pursuance of the warrant or of any such requirement;
(e) any of the material obtained under the warrant.
Section 57: meaning of “excepted disclosure”
(1)
For the purposes of section 57 a disclosure made in relation to a warrant is an
“excepted disclosure” if it falls within any of the Heads set out in—
(a) subsection (2) (disclosures authorised by warrant etc.);
(b) subsection (4) (oversight bodies);
(c) subsection (5) (legal advisers);
(d) subsection (8) (disclosures of a general nature).
(2)
Head 1 is—
(a) a disclosure authorised by the warrant;
(b) a disclosure authorised by the person to whom the warrant is or was
addressed or under any arrangements made by that person for the
purposes of this section;
(c) a disclosure authorised by the terms of any requirement to provide
assistance in giving effect to the warrant (including any requirement
for disclosure imposed by virtue of section 41(5) or, in the case of a
warrant under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Regulation of Investigatory
Powers Act 2000 (“RIPA”), section 11(9) of RIPA).
(3)
But subsection (2)(b) does not apply in the case of a mutual assistance warrant
that is or was addressed to a person falling within section 18(1)(h) (competent
authorities of overseas countries or territories).
(4)
Head 2 is—
(a) in the case of a warrant under Chapter 1 of this Part, a disclosure made
to, or authorised by, a Judicial Commissioner;
(b) in the case of a warrant under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of RIPA, a disclosure
made to, or authorised by, the Interception of Communications
Commissioner or a Judicial Commissioner;
(c) a disclosure made to the Independent Police Complaints Commission
for the purposes of facilitating the carrying out of any of its functions;
(d) a disclosure made to the Intelligence and Security Committee of
Parliament for the purposes of facilitating the carrying out of any of its
functions.
(5)
Head 3 is—
(a) a disclosure made by a legal adviser—