Part 3Authorisations for obtaining communications data
Further and supplementary provision
I181Lawfulness of conduct authorised by this Part
1
Conduct is lawful for all purposes if—
a
it is conduct in which any person is authorised to engage by an authorisation or required to undertake by virtue of a notice given in pursuance of an authorisation, and
b
the conduct is in accordance with, or in pursuance of, the authorisation or notice.
2
A person (whether or not the person so authorised or required) is not to be subject to any civil liability in respect of conduct that—
a
is incidental to, or is reasonably undertaken in connection with, conduct that is lawful by virtue of subsection (1), and
b
is not itself conduct for which an authorisation or warrant—
i
is capable of being granted under any of the enactments mentioned in subsection (3), and
ii
might reasonably have been expected to have been sought in the case in question.
3
The enactments referred to in subsection (2)(b)(i) are—
a
an enactment contained in this Act,
b
an enactment contained in the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000,
c
an enactment contained in Part 3 of the Police Act 1997 (powers of the police and of customs officers), or
d
section 5 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994 (warrants for the intelligence services).