Section 157 Chapter 1: interpretationI1

In this Chapter—

• “intercepted content”, in relation to a bulk interception warrant, means any content of communications intercepted by an interception authorised or required by the warrant;

• “overseas-related communications” has the meaning given by section 136;

• “secondary data” has the meaning given by section 137, and references to obtaining secondary data from a communication are to be read in accordance with that section;

• “senior official” means a member of the Senior Civil Service or a member of the Senior Management Structure of Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service;

• “the specified operational purposes” has the meaning given by section 142(11).

See also—

• section 261 (telecommunications definitions),

• section 263 (general definitions),

• section 264 (general definitions: “journalistic material” etc.),

• section 265 (index of defined expressions).