http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/section/69/notesLegislationCrime and law enforcementPoliceCivil and human rightsPrivacy and data protectionExplanatory Notes to Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000Home OfficeKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2018-08-22 23 28 July 2000 328 This Section describes those rules which the Secretary of State may make subject to the affirmative resolution procedure to regulate the Tribunal’s exercise of its powers, and any matters related to them. 329 Subsections (2) to (5) describe rules the Secretary of State may make, without limiting his power to make rules only to those matters listed. 330 Subsection (6) requires the Secretary of State, in making any rules, to ensure: that proceedings before the Tribunal are properly heard and considered; and that information is not disclosed where this might be damaging or prejudicial as described in subsection (2)(b). 331 Subsection (7) enables any rules to incorporate, for example, Civil Procedure Rules which have already been made. This avoids the need to create such rules from scratch for the Tribunal where they already exist elsewhere. 332 Subsections (9) to (11) provide that where rules governing the conduct of the Tribunal are made for the first time, they be made under a special 40 day procedure. This will ensure that the Tribunal is operational as soon as the substantive provisions in the Act are brought into force. For all subsequent rules, the affirmative resolution procedure will apply.