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Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
Part 6 — Bulk warrants
Chapter 1 — Bulk interception warrants
(a)
any copy, extract or summary of the material which identifies
the material as having been obtained under the warrant, and
(b) any record which—
(i) refers to any interception or to the obtaining of any
material, and
(ii) is a record of the identities of the persons to or by whom
the material was sent, or to whom the material relates,
and “copied” is to be read accordingly;
“overseas authorities” means authorities of a country or territory outside
the United Kingdom.
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Safeguards relating to disclosure of material overseas
(1)
The Secretary of State must ensure, in relation to every bulk interception
warrant, that arrangements are in force for securing that—
(a) any material obtained under the warrant is handed over to overseas
authorities only if the requirements of subsection (2) are met, and
(b) copies of any such material are given to overseas authorities only if
those requirements are met.
(2)
The requirements of this subsection are met in the case of a warrant if it appears
to the Secretary of State—
(a) that requirements corresponding to the requirements of section 150(2)
and (5) and section 152 will apply, to such extent (if any) as the
Secretary of State considers appropriate, in relation to any of the
material which is handed over, or any copy of which is given, to the
authorities in question, and
(b) that restrictions are in force which would prevent, to such extent (if
any) as the Secretary of State considers appropriate, the doing of
anything in, for the purposes of or in connection with any proceedings
outside the United Kingdom which would result in a prohibited
disclosure.
(3)
In subsection (2)(b) “prohibited disclosure” means a disclosure which, if made
in the United Kingdom, would breach the prohibition in section 56(1) (see
section 156).
(4)
In this section—
“copy” has the same meaning as in section 150;
“overseas authorities” means authorities of a country or territory outside
the United Kingdom.
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(1)
Safeguards relating to examination of material
For the purposes of section 150 the requirements of this section are met in
relation to the intercepted content and secondary data obtained under a
warrant if—
(a) the selection of any of the intercepted content or secondary data for
examination is carried out only for the specified purposes (see
subsection (2)),
(b) the selection of any of the intercepted content or secondary data for
examination is necessary and proportionate in all the circumstances,
and