Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1340/made
Timestamp: 2019-01-19 03:19:19
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The Secretary of State is designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in respect of matters relating to electronic communications and postal services and makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act.
A draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament in accordance with paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972.
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Monetary Penalty Notices and Consents for Interceptions) Regulations 2011.
(3) In these Regulations “the 2000 Act” means the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000(3).
Monetary penalty notices for certain unlawful interceptions of communications
2.—(1) After section 1(1) of the 2000 Act (unlawful interception of communications) insert—
“(1A) The Interception of Communications Commissioner may serve a monetary penalty notice on a person if the Commissioner—
(a)considers that the person—
(i)i)has without lawful authority intercepted, at any place in the United Kingdom, any communication in the course of its transmission by means of a public telecommunication system, and
(ii)was not, at the time of the interception, making an attempt to act in accordance with an interception warrant which might, in the opinion of the Commissioner, explain the interception concerned, and
(b)does not consider that the person has committed an offence under subsection (1).
(1B) Schedule A1 (which makes further provision about monetary penalty notices) has effect.”
(2) In section 71(2) of the 2000 Act (issue and revision by the Secretary of State of codes of practice) after “subordinate legislation” insert “and subject to subsection (10)”.
(3) After section 71(9) of the 2000 Act insert—
“(10) A code of practice under this section may not relate to any matter which is to be dealt with by guidance of the Interception of Communications Commissioner by virtue of paragraph 7 of Schedule A1.”
(4) Before Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act insert the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Consent requirement for lawful interception of communications
3. In section 3(1) of the 2000 Act (lawful interception without an interception warrant where actual or believed consent) the words “, or which that person has reasonable grounds for believing,” are repealed.
SCHEDULEMonetary penalty notices
“SCHEDULE A1MONETARY PENALTY NOTICES IN RELATION TO CERTAIN UNLAWFUL INTERCEPTIONS
PART 1MONETARY PENALTY NOTICES
1.—(1) A monetary penalty notice is a notice requiring the person on whom it is served to pay to the Interception of Communications Commissioner (“the Commissioner”) a monetary penalty of an amount determined by the Commissioner and specified in the notice.
2.—(1) The Commissioner may include one or more than one enforcement obligation in a monetary penalty notice if the Commissioner considers that the interception to which the notice relates is continuing.
Consultation requirements before service of notices
3.—(1) The Commissioner must proceed in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) to (7) before serving a monetary penalty notice on a person.
(i)i)any matter falling within section 1(1A)(a)(ii), or
Variation or cancellation of notices
4.—(1) The Commissioner may, subject as follows, vary or cancel a monetary penalty notice.
5.—(1) A person on whom a monetary penalty notice is served may appeal to the First-tier Tribunal against—
6.—(1) Sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) apply in relation to any penalty payable to the Commissioner by virtue of a monetary penalty notice.
(4) The person on whom a monetary penalty notice containing an enforcement obligation is served must comply with the obligation; and that duty is enforceable by civil proceedings by the Commissioner for an injunction, or for specific performance of a statutory duty under section 45 of the Court of Session Act 1988(4), or for any other appropriate relief.
7.—(1) The Commissioner must prepare and issue guidance on how the Commissioner proposes to exercise the Commissioner’s functions under section 1(1A) and (1B) and this Schedule.
in the case of a registered company, the address of its registered office, and
in the case of a person (other than a registered company) carrying on a business, the address of the person’s principal place of business in the United Kingdom;
PART 2INFORMATION PROVISIONS
9.—(1) The Commissioner may by notice (“an information notice”) request any person on whom the Commissioner is considering whether to serve a Part 1 notice of intent or a Part 1 monetary penalty notice to provide such information as the Commissioner reasonably requires for the purpose of deciding whether to serve the Part 1 notice concerned.
10.—(1) A person on whom an information notice is served may appeal to the First-tier Tribunal against—
11.—(1) The Commissioner may serve a Part 2 monetary penalty notice on a person if the person—
Technical assistance for the Commissioner
12.—(1) OFCOM must comply with any reasonable request made by the Commissioner, in connection with the Commissioner’s functions under section 1(1A) and (1B) and this Schedule, for advice on technical and similar matters relating to electronic communications.
(3) In this paragraph “OFCOM” means the Office of Communications established by section 1 of the Office of Communications Act 2002(5).
S.I. 1998/1750 and 2001/3495.