Section 261 | Telecommunications Definitions | Investigatory Powers Act 2016 C25

261 Telecommunications definitions

Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (2016 c 25) | Legislation

Interpretation

261 Telecommunications definitions

(1) The definitions in this section have effect for the purposes of this Act.

Communication

(2) “Communication”, in relation to a telecommunications operator, telecommunications service or telecommunication system, includes—

(a) anything comprising speech, music, sounds, visual images or data of any description, and

(b) signals serving either for the impartation of anything between persons, between a person and a thing or between things or for the actuation or control of any apparatus.

Entity data

(3) “Entity data” means any data which—

(a) is about—

(i) an entity,

(ii) an association between a telecommunications service and an entity, or

(iii) an association between any part of a telecommunication system and an entity,

(b) consists of, or includes, data which identifies or describes the entity (whether or not by reference to the entity's location), and

Events data

(4) “Events data” means any data which identifies or describes an event (whether or not by reference to its location) on, in or by means of a telecommunication system where the event consists of one or more entities engaging in a specific activity at a specific time.

Communications data

(5) “Communications