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Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
Part 5 — Equipment interference
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Matter
Details to be included in the
warrant
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
The testing, maintenance or
development of capabilities
relating to the selection of
protected
material
for
examination
A description of the nature
of the testing, maintenance
or
development
of
capabilities
The training of persons who
carry out, or are likely to
carry out, the selection of
protected
material
for
examination
A description of the nature
of the training
Duration of warrants
(1)
A warrant issued under this Part ceases to have effect at the end of the relevant
period (see subsection (2)), unless—
(a) it is renewed before the end of that period (see section 117), or
(b) it is cancelled or otherwise ceases to have effect before the end of that
period (see sections 109 and 125).
(2)
In this section, “the relevant period”—
(a) in the case of an urgent warrant which has not been renewed, means the
period ending with the fifth working day after the day on which the
warrant was issued;
(b) in any other case, means the period of 6 months beginning with—
(i) the day on which the warrant was issued, or
(ii) in the case of a warrant which has been renewed, the day after
the day at the end of which the warrant would have ceased to
have effect if it had not been renewed.
(3)
For the purposes of subsection (2)(a), a warrant is an “urgent warrant” if—
(a) the warrant was issued without the approval of a Judicial
Commissioner, and
(b) the person who decided to issue the warrant considered that there was
an urgent need to issue it.
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(1)
Renewal of warrants
If the renewal conditions are met, a warrant issued under this Part may be
renewed, at any time during the renewal period, by an instrument issued by
the appropriate person (see subsection (3)).