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Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
Part 5 — Equipment interference
Further provision about warrants
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Requirements that must be met by warrants
(1)
A warrant under this Part must contain a provision stating whether it is a
targeted equipment interference warrant or a targeted examination warrant.
(2)
A warrant under this Part must be addressed—
(a) in the case of a warrant issued under section 102 or 103, to the head of
the intelligence service by whom or on whose behalf the application for
the warrant was made;
(b) in the case of a warrant issued under section 104, to the Chief of Defence
Intelligence;
(c) in the case of a warrant issued under section 106 by a law enforcement
chief (or by an appropriate delegate in relation to a law enforcement
chief), to a person who—
(i) is an appropriate law enforcement officer in relation to the law
enforcement chief, and
(ii) is named or described in the warrant.
(3)
In the case of a targeted equipment interference warrant which relates to a
matter described in the first column of the Table below, the warrant must
include the details specified in the second column.
Matter
Details to be included in the
warrant
Equipment belonging to,
used by or in the possession
of a particular person or
organisation
The name of the person or
organisation or a description
of the person or organisation
Equipment belonging to,
used by or in the possession
of persons who form a
group which shares a
common purpose or who
carry on, or may carry on, a
particular activity
A description of the purpose
or activity and the name of,
or a description of, as many
of the persons as it is
reasonably practicable to
name or describe
Equipment used by or in the
possession of more than one
person or organisation,
where the interference is for
the purpose of a single
investigation or operation
A description of the nature
of the investigation or
operation and the name of,
or a description of, as many
of
the
persons
or
organisations as it is
reasonably practicable to
name or describe
Equipment in a particular
location
A description of the location