S. 56(1): paras (j) and (k) in the definition of "chief officer of police" repealed (1.4.2006) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 59, 174, 178, Sch. 4 para. 146(a), Sch. 17; S.I. 2006/378, art. 4(1), Sch. paras. 10, 13(hh) (subject to art. 4(2)-(7))

S. 56(1): words in the definition of "the police" inserted (1.4.2006) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 59, 178, Sch. 4 para. 149(b); S.I. 2006/378, art. 4(1), Sch. para. 10 (subject to art. 4(2)-(7))

S. 56(1): words in the definition of "the police" inserted (1.4.2007) by The Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1098), arts. 1(3), 6, Sch. para. 4(12)(a)

S. 56(1): the definition of "SCDEA" inserted (1.4.2007) by The Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1098), arts. 1(3), 6, Sch. para. 4(12)(b)

S. 56(1): definition of "SOCA" inserted (1.4.2006) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 59, 178, Sch. 4 para. 149(c); S.I. 2006/378, art. 4(1), Sch. para. 10 (subject to art. 4(2)-(7))

1996 c. 16.

1967 c. 77.

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56 Interpretation of Part III.(1)

In this Part—

chief officer of police” means any of the following—

(a)

the chief constable of a police force maintained under or by virtue of section 2 of the Police Act 1996 or section 1 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967;

(b)

the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis;

(c)

the Commissioner of Police for the City of London;

(d)

the Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary;

(e)

the Chief Constable of the Ministry of Defence Police;

(f)

the Provost Marshal of the Royal Navy Regulating Branch;

(g)

the Provost Marshal of the Royal Military Police;

(h)

the Provost Marshal of the Royal Air Force Police;

(i)

the Chief Constable of the British Transport Police;

(j)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(k)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

the customs and excise” means the Commissioners of Customs and Excise or any customs officer;

electronic signature” means anything in electronic form which—

(a)

is incorporated into, or otherwise logically associated with, any electronic communication or other electronic data;

(b)

is generated by the signatory or other source of the communication or data; and

(c)

is used for the purpose of facilitating, by means of a link between the signatory or other source and the communication or data, the establishment of the authenticity of the communication or data, the establishment of its integrity, or both;

key”, in relation to any electronic data, means any key, code, password, algorithm or other data the use of which (with or without other keys)—

(a)

allows access to the electronic data, or

(b)

facilitates the putting of the data into an intelligible form;

the police” means—

(a)

any constable (except a constable who is a member of the staff of the Serious Organised Crime Agency or a constable who is a member of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency) ;

(b)

the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis or any Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis; or

(c)

the Commissioner of Police for the City of London;

protected information” means any electronic data which, without the key to the data—

(a)

cannot, or cannot readily, be accessed, or

(b)

cannot, or cannot readily, be put into an intelligible form;

SCDEA” means the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency;

section 49 notice” means a notice under section 49;

SOCA” means the Serious Organised Crime Agency or any member of the staff of the Serious Organised Crime Agency;

warrant” includes any authorisation, notice or other instrument (however described) conferring a power of the same description as may, in other cases, be conferred by a warrant.

(2)

References in this Part to a person’s having information (including a key to protected information) in his possession include references—

(a)

to its being in the possession of a person who is under his control so far as that information is concerned;

(b)

to his having an immediate right of access to it, or an immediate right to have it transmitted or otherwise supplied to him; and

(c)

to its being, or being contained in, anything which he or a person under his control is entitled, in exercise of any statutory power and without otherwise taking possession of it, to detain, inspect or search.

(3)

References in this Part to something’s being intelligible or being put into an intelligible form include references to its being in the condition in which it was before an encryption or similar process was applied to it or, as the case may be, to its being restored to that condition.

(4)

In this section—

(a)

references to the authenticity of any communication or data are references to any one or more of the following—

(i)

whether the communication or data comes from a particular person or other source;

(ii)

whether it is accurately timed and dated;

(iii)

whether it is intended to have legal effect;

and

(b)

references to the integrity of any communication or data are references to whether there has been any tampering with or other modification of the communication or data.

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S. 56(1): paras (j) and (k) in the definition of "chief officer of police" repealed (1.4.2006) by
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<ref eId="c01617" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/15/section/174">174</ref>
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S. 56(1): words in the definition of "the police" inserted (1.4.2006) by
<ref eId="c01636" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/15">Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15)</ref>
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<ref eId="c01637" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/15/section/59">ss. 59</ref>
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<noteRef href="#c19912911" uk:name="commentary" ukl:Name="CommentaryRef" class="commentary"/>
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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<content>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-the-customs-and-excise" eId="term-the-customs-and-excise">the customs and excise</term>
” means the Commissioners of Customs and Excise or any customs officer;
</p>
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<intro>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-electronic-signature" eId="term-electronic-signature">electronic signature</term>
” means anything in electronic form which—
</p>
</intro>
<level class="para1">
<num>(a)</num>
<content>
<p>is incorporated into, or otherwise logically associated with, any electronic communication or other electronic data;</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1">
<num>(b)</num>
<content>
<p>is generated by the signatory or other source of the communication or data; and</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1">
<num>(c)</num>
<content>
<p>is used for the purpose of facilitating, by means of a link between the signatory or other source and the communication or data, the establishment of the authenticity of the communication or data, the establishment of its integrity, or both;</p>
</content>
</level>
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<hcontainer name="definition">
<intro>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-key" eId="term-key">key</term>
”, in relation to any electronic data, means any key, code, password, algorithm or other data the use of which (with or without other keys)—
</p>
</intro>
<level class="para1">
<num>(a)</num>
<content>
<p>allows access to the electronic data, or</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1">
<num>(b)</num>
<content>
<p>facilitates the putting of the data into an intelligible form;</p>
</content>
</level>
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<hcontainer name="definition">
<intro>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-the-police" eId="term-the-police">the police</term>
” means—
</p>
</intro>
<level class="para1">
<num>(a)</num>
<content>
<p>
any constable
<ins class="first" ukl:ChangeId="d29p73005" ukl:CommentaryRef="c19913201">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c19913201" class="commentary"/>
(except a constable who is a member of the staff of the Serious Organised Crime Agency
</ins>
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p73005" ukl:CommentaryRef="c19913201">
<ins class="first last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p73007" ukl:CommentaryRef="c19929381">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c19929381" class="commentary"/>
or a constable who is a member of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency
</ins>
</ins>
<ins class="last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p73005" ukl:CommentaryRef="c19913201">)</ins>
;
</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1">
<num>(b)</num>
<content>
<p>the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis or any Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis; or</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1">
<num>(c)</num>
<content>
<p>the Commissioner of Police for the City of London;</p>
</content>
</level>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="definition">
<intro>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-protected-information" eId="term-protected-information">protected information</term>
” means any electronic data which, without the key to the data—
</p>
</intro>
<level class="para1">
<num>(a)</num>
<content>
<p>cannot, or cannot readily, be accessed, or</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1">
<num>(b)</num>
<content>
<p>cannot, or cannot readily, be put into an intelligible form;</p>
</content>
</level>
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<hcontainer name="definition">
<content>
<p>
<ins class="first" ukl:ChangeId="d29p73037" ukl:CommentaryRef="c19937431">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c19937431" class="commentary"/>
</ins>
<term refersTo="#term-scdea" eId="term-scdea">
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p73037" ukl:CommentaryRef="c19937431">SCDEA</ins>
</term>
<ins class="last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p73037" ukl:CommentaryRef="c19937431">” means the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency;</ins>
</p>
</content>
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<hcontainer name="definition">
<content>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-section-49-notice" eId="term-section-49-notice">section 49 notice</term>
” means a notice under section 49;
</p>
</content>
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<hcontainer name="definition">
<content>
<p>
<ins class="first" ukl:ChangeId="d29p73053" ukl:CommentaryRef="c19913281">
<noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#c19913281" class="commentary"/>
</ins>
<term refersTo="#term-soca" eId="term-soca">
<ins ukl:ChangeId="d29p73053" ukl:CommentaryRef="c19913281">
<abbr class="acronym" title="Serious Organised Crime Agency">SOCA</abbr>
</ins>
</term>
<ins class="last" ukl:ChangeId="d29p73053" ukl:CommentaryRef="c19913281">” means the Serious Organised Crime Agency or any member of the staff of the Serious Organised Crime Agency;</ins>
</p>
</content>
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<content>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-warrant" eId="term-warrant">warrant</term>
” includes any authorisation, notice or other instrument (however described) conferring a power of the same description as may, in other cases, be conferred by a warrant.
</p>
</content>
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</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-56-2">
<num>(2)</num>
<intro>
<p>References in this Part to a person’s having information (including a key to protected information) in his possession include references—</p>
</intro>
<level class="para1" eId="section-56-2-a">
<num>(a)</num>
<content>
<p>to its being in the possession of a person who is under his control so far as that information is concerned;</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="section-56-2-b">
<num>(b)</num>
<content>
<p>to his having an immediate right of access to it, or an immediate right to have it transmitted or otherwise supplied to him; and</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="section-56-2-c">
<num>(c)</num>
<content>
<p>to its being, or being contained in, anything which he or a person under his control is entitled, in exercise of any statutory power and without otherwise taking possession of it, to detain, inspect or search.</p>
</content>
</level>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-56-3">
<num>(3)</num>
<content>
<p>References in this Part to something’s being intelligible or being put into an intelligible form include references to its being in the condition in which it was before an encryption or similar process was applied to it or, as the case may be, to its being restored to that condition.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-56-4">
<num>(4)</num>
<intro>
<p>In this section—</p>
</intro>
<level class="para1" eId="section-56-4-a">
<num>(a)</num>
<intro>
<p>references to the authenticity of any communication or data are references to any one or more of the following—</p>
</intro>
<level class="para2" eId="section-56-4-a-i">
<num>(i)</num>
<content>
<p>whether the communication or data comes from a particular person or other source;</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para2" eId="section-56-4-a-ii">
<num>(ii)</num>
<content>
<p>whether it is accurately timed and dated;</p>
</content>
</level>
<level class="para2" eId="section-56-4-a-iii">
<num>(iii)</num>
<content>
<p>whether it is intended to have legal effect;</p>
</content>
</level>
<wrapUp>
<p>and</p>
</wrapUp>
</level>
<level class="para1" eId="section-56-4-b">
<num>(b)</num>
<content>
<p>references to the integrity of any communication or data are references to whether there has been any tampering with or other modification of the communication or data.</p>
</content>
</level>
</subsection>
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