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Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
Part III
(3) References in this Part to something’s being intelligible or being put
into an intelligible form include references to its being in the condition in
which it was before an encryption or similar process was applied to it or,
as the case may be, to its being restored to that condition.
(4) In this section—
(a) references to the authenticity of any communication or data are
references to any one or more of the following—
(i) whether the communication or data comes from a
particular person or other source;
(ii) whether it is accurately timed and dated;
(iii) whether it is intended to have legal effect;
and
(b) references to the integrity of any communication or data are
references to whether there has been any tampering with or
other modification of the communication or data.
Part IV
Scrutiny etc. of investigatory powers and of the functions of the
intelligence services
Commissioners
Interception of
Communications
Commissioner.
57.—(1) The Prime Minister shall appoint a Commissioner to be
known as the Interception of Communications Commissioner.
(2) Subject to subsection (4), the Interception of Communications
Commissioner shall keep under review—
(a) the exercise and performance by the Secretary of State of the
powers and duties conferred or imposed on him by or under
sections 1 to 11;
(b) the exercise and performance, by the persons on whom they are
conferred or imposed, of the powers and duties conferred or
imposed by or under Chapter II of Part I;
(c) the exercise and performance by the Secretary of State in relation
to information obtained under Part I of the powers and duties
conferred or imposed on him by or under Part III; and
(d) the adequacy of the arrangements by virtue of which—
(i) the duty which is imposed on the Secretary of State by
section 15, and
(ii) so far as applicable to information obtained under Part
I, the duties imposed by section 55,
are sought to be discharged.
(3) The Interception of Communications Commissioner shall give the
Tribunal all such assistance (including his opinion as to any issue falling
to be determined by the Tribunal) as the Tribunal may require—
(a) in connection with the investigation of any matter by the
Tribunal; or
(b) otherwise for the purposes of the Tribunal’s consideration or
determination of any matter.