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.