Part 5Equipment interference

Supplementary provision

I1132Duty not to make unauthorised disclosures

1

A person to whom this section applies must not make an unauthorised disclosure to another person.

2

A person makes an unauthorised disclosure for the purposes of this section if—

a

the person discloses any of the matters within subsection (4) in relation to a warrant under this Part, and

b

the disclosure is not an excepted disclosure (see section 133).

3

This section applies to the following persons—

a

any person who may apply for a warrant under this Part;

b

any person holding office under the Crown;

c

any person employed by, or for the purposes of, a police force;

d

any telecommunications operator;

e

any person employed or engaged for the purposes of any business of a telecommunications operator;

f

any person to whom any of the matters within subsection (4) have been disclosed in relation to a warrant under this Part.

4

The matters referred to in subsection (2)(a) are—

a

the existence or contents of the warrant;

b

the details of the issue of the warrant or of any renewal or modification of the warrant;

c

the existence or contents of any requirement to provide assistance in giving effect to the warrant;

d

the steps taken in pursuance of the warrant or of any such requirement;

e

any of the material obtained under the warrant in a form which identifies it as having been obtained under a warrant under this Part.