The Investigatory Powers Tribunal Rules 2000

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules are for the Tribunal established under Part IV of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. The Tribunal has an extensive jurisdiction, set out in section 65(2) of the Act; these Rules only govern the jurisdiction described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of that subsection. The remainder of the subsection will be brought into force later, and there will be further rules for that purpose.

The Rules therefore cover:

(a) cases brought under section 7(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998 for which the Tribunal is the appropriate tribunal: this category of case is explained in subsections (3) and (5) to (8) of section 65 of the 2000 Act;

(b) complaints for which the Tribunal is the appropriate forum: this function is explained in subsections (4), (5), (7) and (8) of section 65.

Section 68 of the 2000 Act provides that, subject to anything in these Rules, the Tribunal are entitled to determine their own procedure.