Commentary on provisions of Act Section 21: Urgent enforcement directions Section 105Z23: Urgent enforcement direction: confirmation
Subsection (1) states that after giving an urgent direction the Secretary of State must confirm or revoke it as soon as reasonably practicable. The Secretary of State may modify the direction when confirming it (subsection (2)).
	Subsection (3) states the criteria that must be met before the Secretary of State may confirm an urgent direction. In particular, there must be a contravention of a relevant requirement, and that contravention must have resulted in, or create, an immediate risk of (a) a serious threat to national security or (b) significant harm to the security of a public electronic communications network, service or associated facility.
	Subsection (4) states that before confirming an urgent enforcement direction, the Secretary of State must notify the recipient and give them the opportunity to make representations.
	Subsection (5) states what the notice confirming an urgent enforcement direction under subsection (4) must contain. In the case of giving reasons, this is subject to subsection (6) which states that the requirement for the Secretary of State to give reasons for confirming a direction and any modifications does not apply where the Secretary of State considers that specifying reasons in such a notice would be contrary to the interests of national security.
	Subsection (7) states that after the Secretary of State has decided whether to confirm a direction it must notify the recipient as soon as reasonably practicable.