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Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
RA Proof 20.7.2000
c. 23
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Part I
Chapter I
(b) a breach by the Secretary of State of his duty under section 1(4)
of this Act;
(c) the issue of an interception warrant or of a warrant under the
Interception of Communications Act 1985;
1985 c. 56.
(d) the making of an application by any person for an interception
warrant, or for a warrant under that Act;
(e) the imposition of any requirement on any person to provide
assistance with giving effect to an interception warrant.
(3) The persons referred to in subsection (2)(a) are—
(a) any person to whom a warrant under this Chapter may be
addressed;
(b) any person holding office under the Crown;
(c) any member of the National Criminal Intelligence Service;
(d) any member of the National Crime Squad;
(e) any person employed by or for the purposes of a police force;
(f) any person providing a postal service or employed for the
purposes of any business of providing such a service; and
(g) any person providing a public telecommunications service or
employed for the purposes of any business of providing such
a service.
(4) In this section “intercepted communication” means any
communication intercepted in the course of its transmission by means of
a postal service or telecommunication system.
Exceptions to
18.—(1) Section 17(1) shall not apply in relation to—
section 17.
(a) any proceedings for a relevant offence;
(b) any civil proceedings under section 11(8);
(c) any proceedings before the Tribunal;
(d) any proceedings on an appeal or review for which provision is
made by an order under section 67(8);
(e) any proceedings before the Special Immigration Appeals
Commission or any proceedings arising out of proceedings
before that Commission; or
(f) any proceedings before the Proscribed Organisations Appeal
Commission or any proceedings arising out of proceedings
before that Commission.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not, by virtue of paragraph (e) or (f), authorise
the disclosure of anything—
(a) in the case of any proceedings falling within paragraph (e), to—
(i) the appellant to the Special Immigration Appeals
Commission; or
(ii) any person who for the purposes of any proceedings so
falling (but otherwise than by virtue of an appointment under
section 6 of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission 1997 c. 68.
Act 1997) represents that appellant;
or
(b) in the case of proceedings falling within paragraph (f), to—