Fair point, but:
(a) Dealing with, and looking out for, these notices would be more of a
problem for the organisation's "secretary or equivalent officer", as
they'd be the one being served any such notice - it wouldn't just come
in an e-mail or phone call to webmaster, I hope! But while this would
remove webmasters from having to monitor for these kinds of notices,
we're still the ones who would get the phone call from the Registrar the
day after Boxing Day asking us to sort it out...
and (b) if we're closed, they're going to have trouble serving notice
either in person or by registered mail.
Keith
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Keith Brooke
Web Support Manager, University of Essex
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Web support: http://www.essex.ac.uk/wag/
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Managing an institutional web site
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Helen Setchell
> Sent: 13 April 2006 11:21
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [WEBSITE-INFO-MGT] Terrorism Act 2006 - notice
> and take-down provision
>
> My first thought on reading this is that it doesn't take into
> account the extra days of closure that many HE institutions
> have. If it really is as strict as it sounds, then the
> holiday cover on 'webmaster' type communications will need reviewing.
>
> Helen
>
> >>> Brian Kelly <[log in to unmask]> 13/04/2006 10:36 >>>
> Message forwarded on behalf of Andrew Cormack, Chief Security
> Advisor at
> UKERNA.
>
> Comments?
>
> Brian
>
> ---------------------------------------
> Brian Kelly
> UK Web Focus
> UKOLN
> University of Bath
> BATH
> BA2 7AY
>
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> -
>
> Organisations that provide web sites or other opportunities
> for individuals
> to publish on the Internet should be aware of a new
> notice-and-take-down
> requirement contained within the Terrorism Act 2006, which
> came into force
> today, and ensure that they have procedures to handle any
> notices served on
> them under the Act.
>
> Sections 3 and 4 of the Act enable a police constable to give
> written notice
> to an organisation that a particular statement they publish
> electronically
> is unlawful, because it relates to terrorism. For most JANET
> customers the
> notice must be given, either in person or by registered mail, to the
> secretary or equivalent officer of the organisation. If the
> organisation
> does not remove or amend the statement within two working days (only
> Saturdays, Sundays, Bank Holidays, Christmas Day and Good Friday are
> excluded) then it will be considered to have endorsed the
> statement and
> thereafter be liable to prosecution for encouraging terrorism or
> disseminating terrorist publications. It is clearly important
> to be able to
> deal with these notices very promptly.
>
> An organisation served with a notice is also required to take
> all reasonable
> steps to prevent future re-publication of the same or similar
> statements.
> Since the law is brand new, it is not clear how "all
> reasonable steps" will
> be interpreted, but it seems likely to require at least an
> investigation
> into who published the statement and removing that person's ability to
> publish in future.
>
> The Act can be found at
> http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/20060011.htm.
>
> --------------------
> Andrew Cormack
> Chief Security Advisor
> UKERNA, Atlas Centre, Chilton, Didcot, Ox11 0QS, UK
>
> Phone: +44 (0)1235 822302
>
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