Judgment Approved by the court for handing down.
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(d) in an urgent case where the Secretary of State has
expressly authorised the issue of warrants in accordance with
this paragraph by specified senior officials and a statement of
that fact is endorsed on the warrant, under the hand of the
specified officials.
(1A) But a warrant issued in accordance with subsection (1)(d)
may authorise the taking of an action only if the action is an
action in relation to property which, immediately before the issue
of the warrant, would, if done outside the British Islands, have
been authorised by virtue of an authorisation under section 7 that
was in force at that time.
(1B) A senior official who issues a warrant in accordance with
subsection (l)(d) must inform the Secretary of State about the
issue of the warrant as soon as practicable after issuing it.
(2) A warrant shall, unless renewed under subsection (3) below,
cease to have effect(a) if the warrant was under the hand of the Secretary of State,
……..at the end of the period of six months beginning with
the day on which it was issued; and
(b) in any other case, at the end of the period ending with the
second working day following that day.
(3) If at any time before the day on which a warrant would cease
to have effect the Secretary of State considers it necessary for the
warrant to continue to have effect for the purpose for which it
was issued, he may by an instrument under his hand renew it for
a period of six months beginning with that day.
(4) The Secretary of State shall cancel a warrant if he is satisfied
that the action authorised by it is no longer necessary.
(5) In the preceding provisions of this section "warrant" means a
warrant under section 5 above.
7. Authorisation of acts outside the British Islands
(1) If, apart from this section, a person would be liable in the
United Kingdom for any act done outside the British Islands, he
shall not be so liable if the act is one which is authorised to be
done by virtue of an authorisation given by the Secretary of State
under this section.
(2) In subsection (1) above "liable in the United Kingdom"
means liable under the criminal or civil law of any part of the
United Kingdom.