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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016/schedule-3/paragraph-7",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2016/25",
  "legislation_title": "Investigatory Powers Act 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Section 56(1) does not apply in relation to any section 6 proceedings within the meaning given by section 14(1) of the Justice and Security Act 2013 (certain civil proceedings in which closed material applications may be made).\n(2) But sub-paragraph (1) does not permit a prohibited section 6 disclosure.\n(3) In the case of section 6 proceedings where the only relevant person is the Secretary of State, a “prohibited section 6 disclosure” means a disclosure of anything to—\n(a) any person, other than the Secretary of State, who is or was a party to the proceedings, or\n(b) any person who—\n(i) represents such a person for the purposes of the proceedings, and\n(ii) does so otherwise than by virtue of appointment as a special advocate.\n(4) In the case of section 6 proceedings where the Secretary of State is not the only relevant person, or is not a relevant person but is a party to the proceedings, a “prohibited section 6 disclosure” means a disclosure of anything to—\n(a) any person, other than the relevant person concerned or the Secretary of State, who is or was a party to the proceedings, or\n(b) any person who—\n(i) represents a person within paragraph (a) for the purposes of the proceedings, and\n(ii) does so otherwise than by virtue of appointment as a special advocate.\n(5) In this paragraph “relevant person”, in relation to section 6 proceedings, has the meaning given by section 14(1) of the Justice and Security Act 2013.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 7 in force at 27.6.2018 by S.I. 2018/652, reg. 8(w)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2018/13",
      "affecting_title": "Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2018/13",
      "affecting_title": "Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/25/schedule/3/paragraph/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:06:02.282680+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}