11 Offence of unlawfully obtaining communications data
Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (2016 c 25) | Legislation

Prohibition against unlawful obtaining of communications data

11  Offence of unlawfully obtaining communications data

(1)     A relevant person who, without lawful authority, knowingly or recklessly obtains communications data [from—

(a)     a telecommunications operator which is not wholly or mainly funded out of public funds, or

(b)     a postal operator,is guilty of an offence].

(2)     In this section “relevant person” means a person who holds an office, rank or position with a relevant public authority (within the meaning of Part 3).

(3)     Subsection (1) does not apply to a relevant person who shows that the person acted in the reasonable belief that the

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