Part 6

Bulk warrants
CHAPTER 1

Bulk interception warrants

Interpretation

Chapter 1: interpretation
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In this Chapter—
- “intercepted content”, in relation to a bulk interception warrant, means any content of communications intercepted by an interception authorised or required by the warrant;
- “overseas-related communications” has the meaning given by section 136;
- “secondary data” has the meaning given by section 137, and references to obtaining secondary data from a communication are to be read in accordance with that section;
- “senior official” means a member of the Senior Civil Service or a member of the Senior Management Structure of Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service;
- “the specified operational purposes” has the meaning given by section 142(11).
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See also—
- section 261 (telecommunications definitions),
- section 263 (general definitions),
- section 264 (general definitions: “journalistic material” etc.),
- section 265 (index of defined expressions).
S. 157 in force at 31.5.2018 by S.I. 2018/652, reg. 5(j)