Counter-Terrorism Act 2008

[F1 18AA Retention of material from INTERPOL U.K.

(1) This section applies to section 18 material which is not a DNA sample where the law enforcement authority obtained or acquired the material as part of a request for assistance, or a notification of a threat, sent to the United Kingdom via INTERPOL’s systems.

(2) The law enforcement authority may retain the material until the National Central Bureau informs the authority that the request or notification has been cancelled or withdrawn.

(3) If the law enforcement authority is the National Central Bureau, it may retain the material until it becomes aware that the request or notification has been cancelled or withdrawn.

(4) In this section—

• “INTERPOL” means the organisation called the International Criminal Police Organization - INTERPOL;

• “the National Central Bureau” means the body appointed for the time being in accordance with INTERPOL’s constitution to serve as the United Kingdom’s National Central Bureau.

(5) The reference in subsection (1) to material obtained or acquired as part of a request or notification includes material obtained or acquired as part of a communication, sent to the United Kingdom via INTERPOL’s systems, correcting, updating or otherwise supplementing the request or notification.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 18AA, 18AB inserted (19.6.2025) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 128(3), 142(2)(f) (with s. 128(5)-(8))