F1SCHEDULE 1Anonymity of victims
Special rules for providers of information society services
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1
A service provider does not commit an offence under paragraph 2 by storing information provided by a recipient of the service for transmission in a communication network if the first and second conditions are met.
2
The first condition is that the storage of the information—
a
is automatic, intermediate and temporary, and
b
is solely for the purpose of making more efficient the onward transmission of the information to other recipients of the service at their request.
3
The second condition is that the service provider—
a
does not modify the information,
b
complies with any conditions attached to having access to the information, and
c
if sub-paragraph (4) applies, promptly removes the information or disables access to it.
4
This sub-paragraph applies if the service provider obtains actual knowledge that—
a
the information at the initial source of the transmission has been removed from the network,
b
access to it has been disabled, or
c
a court or administrative authority has ordered the removal from the network of, or the disablement of access to, the information.
Sch. 1 inserted (3.5.2015) by Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9), ss. 71(2), 88(4) (with s. 86(15))