Paragraph 20E F1

United Kingdom

(1)

Paragraph 20A material may be retained for as long as a national security determination made by F2a chief officer of police has effect in relation to it.

(2)

A national security determination is made if F3a chief officer of police determines that it is necessary for any paragraph 20A material to be retained for the purposes of national security.

(3)

A national security determination—

(a)

must be made in writing,

(b)

has effect for a maximum of F45 years beginning with the date on which the determination is made, and

(c)

may be renewed.

(F54)

In this paragraph “chief officer of police” means—

(a)

a chief officer of police of a police force in England and Wales,

(b)

the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland, or

(c)

the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 8 paras. 20A-20J and cross-heading inserted (31.10.2013 for all paras. except para. 20F(1) (which is in force 31.1.2014), and except, for specified purposes, para. 20G) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 1 para. 1(4) (with s. 97); S.I. 2013/1814, arts. 2(i), 3(b)
F2: Word in Sch. 8 para. 20E(1) substituted (13.8.2020) by Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (c. 3), s. 27(2)(b), Sch. 2 para. 10(2); S.I. 2020/792, reg. 2(e)
F3: Word in Sch. 8 para. 20E(2) substituted (13.8.2020) by Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (c. 3), s. 27(2)(b), Sch. 2 para. 10(3); S.I. 2020/792, reg. 2(e)
F4: Words in Sch. 8 para. 20E(3)(b) substituted (13.8.2020) by Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (c. 3), s. 27(2)(b), Sch. 2 para. 10(4) (with s. 25(7)(8)); S.I. 2020/792, reg. 2(e)
F5: Sch. 8 para. 20E(4) inserted (13.8.2020) by Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (c. 3), s. 27(2)(b), Sch. 2 para. 10(5); S.I. 2020/792, reg. 2(e)

Notes on Schedule 8

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 8 shoulder note substituted (28.6.2022) by Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32), ss. 184(2)(a), 208(5)(w)

Modifications

C1: Schs. 7, 8, 14 extended (with modifications) (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the extending S.I.) by The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/2818), art. 11(1)(b), Sch. 2 (as amended (31.3.2021) by The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/311), arts. 1(2), 2(7)(b)(ii)(iii))
C2: Sch. 8 applied (with modifications) (25.7.2006) by Terrorism Act 2006 (c. 11), s. 25(1)(3)(4); S.I. 2006/1936, art. 2

Notes on Part I

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 8 Pt. 1 heading inserted (28.6.2022) by Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32), ss. 184(2)(b), 208(5)(w)