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Investigatory Powers Act 2016, Cross Heading: Interpretation is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 29 January 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

[F1InterpretationU.K.

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F1Pt. 7B inserted (14.10.2024 except for the insertion of ss. 226F, 226FA) by Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024 (c. 9), ss. 5, 32(2); S.I. 2024/1021, reg. 2(e)

226EThird party bulk personal datasets: interpretationU.K.

(1)For the purposes of this Part, an intelligence service examines a third party bulk personal dataset if—

(a)the intelligence service has relevant access, whether on payment or otherwise, to a set of information that is held electronically by a person other than an intelligence service,

(b)the set includes personal data relating to a number of individuals,

(c)the nature of the set is such that the majority of the individuals are not, and are unlikely to become, of interest to the intelligence service in the exercise of its functions, and

(d)after any initial inspection of the contents (see section 226I), the intelligence service examines the set electronically (but does not obtain the set) for the purpose of the exercise of its functions.

(2)For the purposes of subsection (1)(a), an intelligence service has “relevant access” to a set of information that is held electronically by another person where—

(a)the access is made available to the intelligence service as a result of arrangements made directly between the intelligence service and that other person,

(b)the type and extent of the access available to the intelligence service is not generally available (whether on a commercial basis or otherwise), and

(c)the access is electronic.]

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