Paragraph 11

United Kingdom

(1)

Paragraph 6 material may be retained for as long as a national security determination made by F1a chief officer of police has effect in relation to it.

(2)

A national security determination is made if F2a chief officer of police determines that it is necessary for any paragraph 6 material to be retained for the purposes of national security.

(3)

A national security determination—

(a)

must be in writing,

(b)

has effect for a maximum of F35 years beginning with the date on which the determination is made, and

(c)

may be renewed.

F4(4)

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: Word in Sch. 6 para. 11(1) substituted (13.8.2020) by Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (c. 3), s. 27(2)(b), Sch. 2 para. 16(2); S.I. 2020/792, reg. 2(e)
F2: Word in Sch. 6 para. 11(2) substituted (13.8.2020) by Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (c. 3), s. 27(2)(b), Sch. 2 para. 16(3); S.I. 2020/792, reg. 2(e)
F3: Words in Sch. 6 para. 11(3)(b) substituted (13.8.2020) by Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (c. 3), s. 27(2)(b), Sch. 2 para. 16(4) (with s. 25(7)(8)); S.I. 2020/792, reg. 2(e)
F4: Sch. 6 para. 11(4) inserted (13.8.2020) by Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (c. 3), s. 27(2)(b), Sch. 2 para. 16(5); S.I. 2020/792, reg. 2(e)