{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984/section-63M",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984/section-63M.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1984/60",
  "legislation_title": "Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984",
  "path": "section/63M",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "63M",
  "heading": "Retention of section 63D material for purposes of national security",
  "text": "(1) Section 63D material may be retained for as long as a national security determination made by a chief officer of police has effect in relation to it.\n(2) A national security determination is made if a chief officer of police determines that it is necessary for any section 63D material to be retained for the purposes of national security.\n(3) A national security determination—\n(a) must be made in writing,\n(b) has effect for a maximum of 5 years beginning with the date on which it is made, and\n(c) may be renewed.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 63M inserted (31.10.2013) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 9, 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2013/1814, art. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in s. 63M(1) substituted (13.8.2020) by Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (c. 3), s. 27(2)(b), Sch. 2 para. 3(2); S.I. 2020/792, reg. 2(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in s. 63M(2) substituted (13.8.2020) by Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (c. 3), s. 27(2)(b), Sch. 2 para. 3(3); S.I. 2020/792, reg. 2(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 63M(3)(b) substituted (13.8.2020) by Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (c. 3), s. 27(2)(b), Sch. 2 para. 3(4) (with s. 25(7)(8)); S.I. 2020/792, reg. 2(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 63M applied (with modifications) (4.11.2015) by The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to Revenue and Customs) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1783), arts. 1, 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 3(2), (3), 4-19, Sch. 2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/60/section/63M",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:00:58.179601+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."
}