133Section 132: meaning of “excepted disclosure”
(1)For the purposes of section 132, a disclosure made in relation to a warrant is an excepted disclosure if it falls within any of the Heads set out in—
(a)subsection (2) (disclosures authorised by warrant etc.);
(b)subsection (3) (oversight bodies);
(c)subsection (4) (legal proceedings);
(d)subsection (6) (disclosures of a general nature).
(2)Head 1 is—
(a)a disclosure authorised by the warrant;
(b)a disclosure authorised by the person to whom the warrant is or was addressed or under any arrangements made by that person for the purposes of this section;
(c)a disclosure authorised by the terms of any requirement to provide assistance in giving effect to the warrant (including any requirement for disclosure imposed by virtue of section 126(4)).
(3)Head 2 is—
(a)a disclosure made to, or authorised by, a Judicial Commissioner;
(b)a disclosure made to the Independent Police Complaints Commission for the purposes of facilitating the carrying out of any of its functions;
(c)a disclosure made to the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament for the purposes of facilitating the carrying out of any of its functions.
(4)Head 3 is—
(a)a disclosure made—
(i)in contemplation of, or in connection with, any legal proceedings, and
(ii)for the purposes of those proceedings;
(b)a disclosure made—
(i)by a professional legal adviser (“L”) to L’s client or a representative of L’s client, or
(ii)by L’s client, or by a representative of L’s client, to L,
in connection with the giving, by L to L’s client, of advice about the effect of the provisions of this Part.
(5)But a disclosure within Head 3 is not an excepted disclosure if it is made with the intention of furthering a criminal purpose.
(6)Head 4 is—
(a)a disclosure which—
(i)is made by a telecommunications operator in accordance with a requirement imposed by regulations made by the Secretary of State, and
(ii)consists of statistical information of a description specified in the regulations;
(b)a disclosure of information that does not relate to any particular warrant under this Part but relates to such warrants in general.