# Police Act 1997, Section 105: Appeals by authorising officers: supplementary.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Where the Investigatory Powers Commissioner determines an appeal under section 104—
(a) he shall give notice of his determination—
(i) to the authorising officer concerned, and
(ii) to the Judicial Commissioner against whose refusal, decision or determination the appeal was made, . . .
(iii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) if he dismisses the appeal, he shall make a report of his findings—
(i) to the authorising officer concerned,
(ii) to the Judicial Commissioner against whose refusal, decision or determination the appeal was made, and
(iii) ... to the Prime Minister and the Scottish Ministers.
(2) Subject to subsection (1)(b), the Investigatory Powers Commissioner shall not give any reasons for a determination under section 104.
(3) Nothing in section 104 shall prevent a designated deputy from exercising the powers conferred by subsection (1) of that section on an authorising officer within paragraph (a) or (c) of section 93(5).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/50/section/105 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1997/section-105
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