# Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021, Section 9: Relationship between security duties and certain other duties etc

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

After section 105W of the Communications Act 2003 insert—
“Relationship between security duties and certain other duties etc
105X (1) A security duty imposed on a provider of a public electronic communications network or a public electronic communications service does not apply in so far as compliance with the duty would—
(a) result in a failure by the provider to comply with a duty or prohibition imposed by or under an enactment mentioned in section 105A(4);
(b) prevent the provider from giving effect to a warrant or authorisation that has been issued or given under an enactment mentioned in section 105A(4);
(c) prevent the provider from providing a person with assistance in giving effect to a warrant or authorisation that has been issued or given under an enactment mentioned in section 105A(4); or
(d) prevent the provider from providing a person with assistance in exercising any power conferred by or under prison rules.
(2) In this section—
“prison rules” has the same meaning as in section 105A;
“security duty” means a duty imposed by or under—
(a) section 96C as applied by section 105S; or
(b) any of sections 105A to 105D, 105I to 105K, 105L(6), (7)(c) and (8), 105N(2)(a), 105O and 105V.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/31/section/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/telecommunications-security-act-2021/section-9
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