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Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
RA Proof 20.7.2000
c. 23
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Part I
Chapter II
(b) such other person as may be specified in or otherwise identified
by, or in accordance with, the provisions of the notice;
but the provisions of the notice shall not specify or otherwise identify a
person for the purposes of paragraph (b) unless he holds an office, rank
or position with the same relevant public authority as the person giving
the notice.
(4) An authorisation under section 22(3) or notice under section
22(4)—
(a) shall not authorise or require any data to be obtained after the
end of the period of one month beginning with the date on
which the authorisation is granted or the notice given; and
(b) in the case of a notice, shall not authorise or require any
disclosure after the end of that period of any data not in the
possession of, or obtained by, the postal or telecommunications
operator at a time during that period.
(5) An authorisation under section 22(3) or notice under section 22(4)
may be renewed at any time before the end of the period of one month
applying (in accordance with subsection (4) or subsection (7)) to that
authorisation or notice.
(6) A renewal of an authorisation under section 22(3) or of a notice
under section 22(4) shall be by the grant or giving, in accordance with this
section, of a further authorisation or notice.
(7) Subsection (4) shall have effect in relation to a renewed
authorisation or renewal notice as if the period of one month mentioned
in that subsection did not begin until the end of the period of one month
applicable to the authorisation or notice that is current at the time of the
renewal.
(8) Where a person who has given a notice under subsection (4) of
section 22 is satisfied—
(a) that it is no longer necessary on grounds falling within
subsection (2) of that section for the requirements of the notice
to be complied with, or
(b) that the conduct required by the notice is no longer
proportionate to what is sought to be achieved by obtaining
communications data to which the notice relates,
he shall cancel the notice.
(9) The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for the person
by whom any duty imposed by subsection (8) is to be performed in a case
in which it would otherwise fall on a person who is no longer available
to perform it; and regulations under this subsection may provide for the
person on whom the duty is to fall to be a person appointed in accordance
with the regulations.
24.—(1) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to ensure that such Arrangements for
arrangements are in force as he thinks appropriate for requiring or payments.
authorising, in such cases as he thinks fit, the making to postal and
telecommunications operators of appropriate contributions towards the
costs incurred by them in complying with notices under section 22(4).