Section 4 Actions of the ICRIR: safeguardsI1

United Kingdom

I2(1)

The ICRIR must not do anything which—

(a)

would risk prejudicing, or would prejudice, the national security interests of the United Kingdom,

(b)

would risk putting, or would put, the life or safety of any person at risk, or

(c)

would risk having, or would have, a prejudicial effect on any actual or prospective criminal proceedings in any part of the United Kingdom.

(2)

In relation to something done by the ICRIR, criminal proceedings are “prospective” if, in the view of the ICRIR, the proceedings are likely to be brought within a reasonable period after that thing is done.

(3)

Subsection (1)(c) does not apply to grants of immunity from prosecution by the ICRIR under section 19 (but see paragraph 3 of Schedule 5).

I3(4)

For provision about the way in which subsection (1) operates in relation to disclosures of information, see section 30(2) to (9).

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 63(4)
I2: S. 4(1)(2) in force at 1.12.2023 by S.I. 2023/1293, reg. 2(c)
I3: S. 4(4) in force at 1.5.2024 by S.I. 2024/584, reg. 2(b) (with regs. 3, 4)