Commentary on provisions of Act Section 10: Retention of electronic data and use as evidence
This section relates to the retention of electronic data produced under an overseas production order. It permits the retention of electronically stored data for as long as is necessary in all the circumstances, subject to the applicable obligations on the processing of personal data in the data protection legislation (defined in section 18), including for use as evidence in proceedings in respect of an offence.
	Subsections (3), (4) and (5) ensure that the data produced under an overseas production order can be used as evidence in UK criminal proceedings without further formality.