Legal requirements, law enforcement etc.29

1

Nothing in these Regulations shall require a communications provider to do, or refrain from doing, anything (including the processing of data)—

a

if compliance with the requirement in question—

i

would be inconsistent with any requirement imposed by or under an enactment or by a court order; or

ii

would be likely to prejudice the prevention or detection of crime or the apprehension or prosecution of offenders; or

b

if exemption from the requirement in question—

i

is required for the purposes of, or in connection with, any legal proceedings (including prospective legal proceedings);

ii

is necessary for the purposes of obtaining legal advice; or

iii

is otherwise necessary for the purposes of establishing, exercising or defending legal rights.