Part 9: Miscellaneous and general provisions Chapter 1: Miscellaneous Section 249: Payments towards certain compliance costs
This section requires the Secretary of State to ensure that there are arrangements in force to ensure that communications service providers receive an appropriate contribution towards the costs of complying with this Act. Subsection (6) makes clear that the appropriate contribution must never be nil. Subsection (7) requires that a retention notice under Part 4 or national security notice under Part 9 must specify the level of contribution to be made.