Regulation 6 Copying of records

(1)

This regulation applies to any record of which an appointed person has taken possession in the exercise of a power conferred by a warrant.

(2)

Where the record taken is electronic, the appointed person may produce records from it in a form that —

(a)

is visible and legible; and

(b)

can be copied,

for the purpose of determining whether the record may be copied in accordance with section 42(4) or 48(4) of the 2007 Act.

(3)

As soon as it is identified that a record has been copied in error or otherwise than for the purpose in—

(a)

section 42(4) of the 2007 Act, in the case of a warrant issued under section 42(3); or

(b)

section 48(4) of the 2007 Act, in the case of a warrant issued under section 48(3),

any copies taken of that record must be destroyed.