Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
Part 3 — Authorisations for obtaining communications data
(b)
(c)
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if the person has specified an address in the United Kingdom as one at
which the person, or someone on the person’s behalf, will accept
documents of the same description as a notice, by delivering it to that
address,
by notifying the person by such other means as the authorised officer
considers appropriate (which may include notifying the person orally).
(4)
In determining for the purposes of subsection (3) of section 66 whether it is
reasonably practicable for a telecommunications operator outside the United
Kingdom to take any steps in a country or territory outside the United
Kingdom for the purpose of complying with a duty imposed by virtue of
subsection (1) or (2) of that section, the matters to be taken into account include
the following—
(a) any requirements or restrictions under the law of that country or
territory that are relevant to the taking of those steps, and
(b) the extent to which it is reasonably practicable to comply with the duty
in a way that does not breach any of those requirements or restrictions.
(5)
Nothing in the definition of “telecommunications operator” limits the type of
communications data in relation to which an authorisation, or a request or
requirement of a kind which gives rise to a duty under section 66(1) or (2), may
apply.
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Part 3: interpretation
(1)
In this Part—
“authorisation” means an authorisation under section 61 (including that
section as modified by sections 78 and 80),
“designated senior officer”—
(a) in relation to a relevant public authority which is a local
authority, has the meaning given by section 73(2), and
(b) in relation to any other relevant public authority, has the
meaning given by section 70(3),
“filtering arrangements” means any arrangements under section 67(1),
“officer”, in relation to a relevant public authority, means a person
holding an office, rank or position with that authority,
“relevant public authority” means a public authority which is a relevant
public authority for the purposes of this Part by virtue of section 70(2)
or 73(1).
(2)
In this Part “local authority” means—
(a) a district or county council in England,
(b) a London borough council,
(c) the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local
authority,
(d) the Council of the Isles of Scilly,
(e) a county council or county borough council in Wales,
(f) a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc.
(Scotland) Act 1994, and
(g) a district council in Northern Ireland.
(3)
See also—
section 261 (telecommunications definitions),