# Investigatory Powers Act 2016, Paragraph 6


(1) The Commissioner must not serve a monetary penalty notice on a person in respect of an interception if any notice of intent in respect of that interception was served on the person more than 3 months earlier.
(2) But the Commissioner may serve a monetary penalty notice on a person where the service of the notice would otherwise be prevented by sub-paragraph (1) if the Commissioner—
(a) considers it reasonable to do so, and
(b) includes the reasons for doing so in the monetary penalty notice.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/25/schedule/1/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016/schedule-1/paragraph-6
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