Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
Part 6 — Bulk warrants
Chapter 3 — Bulk equipment interference warrants
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(b)
any record which is a record of the identities of persons who
owned, used or were in possession of the equipment which was
interfered with to obtain that material,
and “copied” is to be read accordingly;
“overseas authorities” means authorities of a country or territory outside
the United Kingdom.
192
Safeguards relating to disclosure of material overseas
(1)
The Secretary of State must ensure, in relation to every bulk equipment
interference 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 that requirements corresponding to the requirements
of section 191(2) and (5) and section 193 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.
(3)
In this section—
“copy” has the same meaning as in section 191;
“overseas authorities” means authorities of a country or territory outside
the United Kingdom.
193
Safeguards relating to examination of material etc.
(1)
For the purposes of section 191, the requirements of this section are met in
relation to the material obtained under a warrant if—
(a) the selection of any of the material obtained under the warrant for
examination is carried out only for the specified purposes (see
subsection (2)),
(b) the selection of any of the material for examination is necessary and
proportionate in all the circumstances, and
(c) where any such material is protected material, the selection of the
material for examination meets any of the selection conditions (see
subsection (3)).
(2)
The selection of material obtained under the warrant for examination is carried
out only for the specified purposes if the material is selected for examination
only so far as is necessary for the operational purposes specified in the warrant
in accordance with section 183.
In this subsection “specified in the warrant” means specified in the warrant at
the time of the selection of the material for examination.
(3)
The selection conditions referred to in subsection (1)(c) are—
(a) that the selection of the protected material for examination does not
breach the prohibition in subsection (4);
(b) that the person to whom the warrant is addressed reasonably considers
that the selection of the protected material for examination would not
breach that prohibition;