Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Act 2012

2 Safeguards

(1) Before the appropriate national authority authorises an interference with wireless telegraphy under section 1 it must be satisfied any equipment that will be used as a result of the authorisation is fit for the purpose.

(2) Where the appropriate national authority authorises an interference with wireless telegraphy under section 1 it must inform the Office of Communications.

(3) A person in charge of a relevant institution who is authorised to interfere with wireless telegraphy under section 1 must act in accordance with directions given under this section.

(4) Where the appropriate national authority authorises an interference with wireless telegraphy under section 1, it must give directions to the person so authorised—

(a) specifying descriptions of information to be provided to the Office of Communications;

(b) specifying intervals at, or occurrences on, which such information is to be so provided;

(c) as to the circumstances in which the use of equipment for the purposes of an interference with wireless telegraphy authorised under section 1 must be modified or discontinued (and, in particular, directions aimed at ensuring that the authorised interference will not result in disproportionate interference with wireless telegraphy outside the relevant institution).

(5) The appropriate national authority may give such other directions to a person mentioned in subsection (4) as it considers necessary or desirable for the purposes of this Act.

(6) A direction under this section must be in writing.