Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
Part 6 — Bulk warrants
Chapter 2 — Bulk acquisition warrants
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(2)
For the purpose of requiring any person to provide assistance in relation to a
bulk acquisition warrant, the implementing authority may—
(a) serve a copy of the warrant on any person whom the implementing
authority considers may be able to provide such assistance, or
(b) make arrangements for the service of a copy of the warrant on any such
person.
(3)
A copy of a warrant may be served under subsection (2) on a person outside
the United Kingdom for the purpose of requiring the person to provide such
assistance in the form of conduct outside the United Kingdom.
(4)
For the purposes of this Act, the provision of assistance in giving effect to a
bulk acquisition warrant includes any disclosure to the implementing
authority, or to persons acting on behalf of the implementing authority, of
communications data as authorised or required under the warrant.
(5)
References in this section and in sections 169 and 170 to the service of a copy of
a warrant include—
(a) the service of a copy of one or more schedules contained in the warrant
with the omission of the remainder of the warrant, and
(b) the service of a copy of the warrant with the omission of any schedule
contained in the warrant.
169
Service of warrants
(1)
This section applies to the service of bulk acquisition warrants under section
168(2).
(2)
A copy of the warrant must be served in such a way as to bring the contents of
the warrant to the attention of the person whom the implementing authority
considers may be able to provide assistance in relation to it.
(3)
A copy of a warrant may be served on a person outside the United Kingdom in
any of the following ways (as well as by electronic or other means of service)—
(a) by serving it at the person’s principal office within the United Kingdom
or, if the person has no such office in the United Kingdom, at any place
in the United Kingdom where the person carries on business or
conducts activities;
(b) if the person has specified an address in the United Kingdom as one at
which the person, or someone on the person’s behalf, will accept
service of documents of the same description as a copy of a warrant, by
serving it at that address;
(c) by making it available for inspection (whether to the person or to
someone acting on the person’s behalf) at a place in the United
Kingdom (but this is subject to subsection (4)).
(4)
A copy of a warrant may be served on a person outside the United Kingdom in
the way mentioned in subsection (3)(c) only if—
(a) it is not reasonably practicable for a copy to be served by any other
means (whether as mentioned in subsection (3)(a) or (b) or otherwise),
and
(b) the implementing authority takes such steps as the authority considers
appropriate for the purpose of bringing the contents of the warrant, and
the availability of a copy for inspection, to the attention of the person.