RIPA and IOCA

[Q G Campbell]

Schedule 3 para 8 of the Terrorism Act refers to s.9(1) of IOCA which is
a part repealed by Schedule 5 of RIPA as Matthew observes.

IOCA s.9(1) is a curious sub-section which seems to prevent anyone from
even hinting in any court or tribunal that any officer of the Crown, PO
employee or telco employee has done anything naughty by way of making an
illegal interception under IOCA.  =20

The reference in the Terrorism Act 2000 referred to above lifts that
restriction so that such evidence can now be put before The Proscribed
Organizations Appeal Commission. To what purpose is unclear since the
organisation or its representative who has lodged an appeal to the
Commission is prevented from being told of this evidence.


Quentin
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> From: Matthew Pemble [mailto:matthew@idrach.com]
> Sent: 01 March 2001 12:12
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> Subject: Re: RIPA and IOCA
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> Schedule 3 para 8 of the Terrorism Act also refers to IOCA,
> shouldn't this be a referal to somewhere in RIPA?  I thought that
> although the Terrorism Act was earlier in the Parliamentary timetable,
> RIPA came in to force first?
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> www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00011--I.htm  (near the bottom)
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