Part 9: Miscellaneous and general provisions Chapter 1: Miscellaneous Section 255: Further provision about notices under section 252 or 253
Subsection (2) requires the Secretary of State to consult the operator before giving either a national security notice or technical capability notice. Subsection (3) sets out considerations the Secretary of State must take into account before giving a notice. Subsection (4) makes clear that the Secretary of State must give specific consideration to the technical feasibility and likely cost of complying with obligations that relate to the removal of encryption.
	Subsection (6) set out two mechanisms by which a notice may be given to a person outside the United Kingdom, though a notice can be given in any other way. Subsection (8) makes clear that any person to whom a technical capability notice is given, or any person employed or engaged for the purposes of that person's business, cannot disclose the existence or the contents of that notice to any person without the permission of the Secretary of State.
	Subsection (9) requires a person to whom a notice is given to comply with it. Subsection (12) makes clear that in relation to national security notices, a person must give effect to obligations imposed by a national security notice, notwithstanding any requirements imposed on them by the listed provisions in the Communications Act 2003. This replicates a provision previously provided for in the Telecommunications Act 1984 (as amended by the Communications Act 2003) and removes any ambiguity about how the obligations set out in a national security notice relate to those provided for in relevant parts of the Communications Act 2003.
	Subsection (10) outlines that the Secretary of State may bring civil proceedings to enforce both a national security and technical capability notice in relation to persons within the UK. For persons outside of the UK, the Secretary of State may only bring civil proceedings to enforce a technical capability notice which relates to interception warrants or an authorisation or notice given under Part 3.