Interception of Communications Act 1985

1985 CHAPTER 56

An Act to make new provision for and in connection with the interception of communications sent by post or by means of public telecommunication systems and to amend section 45 of the Telecommunications Act 1984.

[25th July 1985]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

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11 Amendments, saving and repeal.

(1) For section 45 of the 1984 Act (interception and disclosure of messages etc. ) there shall be substituted the section set out in Schedule 2 to this Act.

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12 Short title, commencement and extent.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Interception of Communications Act 1985.

(2) This Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.

(3) This Act extends to Northern Ireland.

(4) Her Majesty may by Order in Council direct that any of the provisions of this Act specified in the Order shall extend to the Isle of Man or any of the Channel Islands with such exceptions, adaptations and modifications as may be so specified.

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1

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Section 11.

SCHEDULE 2 Section Substituted for Section 45 of 1984 Act

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footnote	commentary	in force status	related provisions	insert/omit
C1	Power of appointment conferred by s. 12(2) fully exercised: S.I. 1986/384
F1	S. 1 repealed (2.10.2000) by 2000 c. 23 , s. 82(2) , Sch. 5 (with s. 82(3) ); S.I. 2000/2543 , art. 3		this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	repealed
F2	S. 2 repealed (2.10.2000) by 2000 c. 23 , s. 82(2) , Sch. 5 (with s. 82(3)-(6) ); S.I. 2000/2543 , art. 3		this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	repealed
F3	S. 3 repealed (2.10.2000) by 2000 c. 23 , s. 82(2) , Sch. 5 (with s. 82(3) ); S.I. 2000/2543 , art. 3		this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	repealed
F4	S. 4 repealed (2.10.2000) by 2000 c. 23 , s. 82(2) , Sch. 5 (with s. 82(3) ); S.I. 2000/2543 , art. 3		this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	repealed
F5	S. 5 repealed (2.10.2000) by 2000 c. 23 , s. 82(2) , Sch. 5 (with s. 82(3) ); S.I. 2000/2543 , art. 3		this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	repealed
F6	S. 6 repealed (2.10.2000) by 2000 c. 23 , s. 82(2) , Sch. 5 (with s. 82(3) ); S.I. 2000/2543 , art. 3		this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	repealed
F7	S. 7 repealed (2.10.2000) by 2000 c. 23 , s. 82(2) , Sch. 5 (with s. 82(3) ); S.I. 2000/2543 , art. 3 (subject to transitional savings in art. 6 )		this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	repealed
F8	S. 8 repealed (2.10.2000) by 2000 c. 23 , s. 82(2) , Sch. 5 (with s. 82(3) ); S.I. 2000/2543 , art. 3		this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	repealed
F9	S. 9 repealed (2.10.2000) by 2000 c. 23 , s. 82(2) , Sch. 5 (with s. 82(3) ); S.I. 2000/2543 , art. 3		this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	repealed
F10	S. 10 repealed (2.10.2000) by 2000 c. 23 , s. 82(2) , Sch. 5 (with s. 82(3) ); S.I. 2000/2543 , art. 3		this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	repealed
F11	S. 11(2) repealed (26.3.2001) by 2000 c. 26 , s. 127(6) , Sch. 9 ; S.I. 2001/878 , art. 2 , Sch. (subject to transitional and saving provisions in arts. 3-17 )			repealed
F12	S. 11(3)-(5) repealed (2.10.2000) by 2000 c. 23 , s. 82(2) , Sch. 5 (with s. 82(3) ); S.I. 2000/2543 , art. 3		this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	repealed
F13	Sch. 1 repealed (2.10.2000) by 2000 c. 23 , s. 82(2) , Sch. 5 (with s. 82(3) ); S.I. 2000/2543 , art. 3 (subject to transitional savings in art. 6 )		this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	repealed
F15	Sch. 2 repealed (25.7.2003 for specified purposes, 29.12.2003 in so far as not already in force) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21) , s. 411(2) , Sch. 19(1) Note 1 (with Sch. 18 ); S.I. 2003/1900 , arts. 1(2) , 2(1) , Schs. 1 (with art. 3 ) (as amended by S.I. 2003/3142 , art. 1(3)); S.I. 2003/3142 , art. 3(2) (with art. 11 )	commentary suggests repealed	this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	repealed
I1	Act not in force at Royal Assent see s. 12(2) ; wholly in force at (10.4.1986) by S.I. 1986/384 , art. 2 .