255 Further provision about notices under section 252 or 253

255  Further provision about notices under section 252 or 253

(1)     In this section “relevant notice” means—

(a)     a national security notice under section 252, or

(b)     a technical capability notice under section 253.

(2)     Before giving a relevant notice to a person, the Secretary of State must consult that person.

(3)     Before giving a relevant notice, the Secretary of State must, among other matters, take into account—

(a)     the likely benefits of the notice,

(b)     the likely number of users (if known) of any postal or telecommunications service to which the notice relates,

(c)     the technical feasibility of complying with the notice,

(d)     the likely cost of complying with the notice, and

(e)     any other effect of the notice on the person (or description of person) to whom it relates.

(4)     In the case of a technical capability notice that would impose any obligations relating to the removal by a person of electronic protection applied by or on behalf of that person to

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