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18 :(c) state that it is an offence under this Act to fail to comply with the direction.

(5) The recipient of a Part 2 direction must comply with the Part 2 direction until the earlier of the following occurs:
 * (a) the expiry date and time (if any) stated in the direction is reached;
 * (b) the Part 2 direction is cancelled or substituted under section 14(1) or 17(1), or cancelled under section 41(3).

(6) An access blocking direction may specify that relevant materials or relevant locations, or both (as the case may be) will be identified and the identities thereof transmitted to the recipient, from time to time, by the recipient’s chosen means of identification.

(7) An access blocking direction described in subsection (6) that has been given to the recipient is deemed to be given in relation to any relevant material or relevant location that is subsequently identified and the identity of which is transmitted to the recipient by the recipient’s chosen means of identification, when data identifying the relevant material or the relevant location (as the case may be) becomes accessible by the recipient by that means.

(8) An access blocking direction described in subsection (6) is deemed to be cancelled (in relation to any relevant material or relevant location that was identified and the identity of which was transmitted to the recipient by the recipient’s chosen means of identification) when the data identifying the relevant material or relevant location is no longer accessible by the recipient by that means, and in such a case no written notice of the cancellation needs to be given to the recipient.

Part 2 direction—self-initiated cancellation or substitution

14.—(1) A designated officer may at any time, on his or her own initiative—
 * (a) cancel a Part 2 direction; or
 * (b) substitute a Part 2 direction with another Part 2 direction.