Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (c. 28)

Part 1 U.K. Powers to gather and share information

Disclosure of information and the intelligence services U.K.

20 Disclosure and the intelligence services: supplementary provisions U.K.

(1) The provisions of section 19 (disclosure and use of information) do not affect the duties with respect to the obtaining or disclosure of information imposed—

(a) on the Director-General of the Security Service, by section 2(2) of the Security Service Act 1989;

(b) on the Chief of the Intelligence Service, by section 2(2) of the Intelligence Services Act 1994;

(c) on the Director of GCHQ, by section 4(2) of that Act.

(2) Nothing in that section authorises a disclosure that—

(a) contravenes [F1 the data protection legislation], or

(b) is prohibited by [F2 any of Parts 1 to 7 or Chapter 1 of Part 9 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016].

(3) The provisions of that section are without prejudice to any rule of law authorising the obtaining, use or disclosure of information by any of the intelligence services.

(4) Schedule 1 contains amendments consequential on that section.

[F3 (5) In this section, “the data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 20(2)(a) substituted (25.5.2018) by Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 154(2) (with ss. 117, 209, 210); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g)

F2 Words in s. 20(2)(b) substituted (27.6.2018) by Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25), s. 272(1), Sch. 10 para. 22 (with Sch. 9 paras. 7, 8, 10); S.I. 2018/652, reg. 12(g)(iii)

F3 S. 20(5) inserted (25.5.2018) by Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 154(3) (with ss. 117, 209, 210); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 20 in force at 24.12.2008 by S.I. 2008/3296, art. 2