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Part 6 — Bulk warrants
Chapter 2 — Bulk acquisition warrants
(b)
a member of the Senior Management Structure of Her Majesty’s
Diplomatic Service,
“the specified operational purposes” has the meaning given by section
161(11).
(2)
See also—
section 261 (telecommunications definitions),
section 263 (general definitions),
section 265 (index of defined expressions).
CHAPTER 3
BULK EQUIPMENT INTERFERENCE WARRANTS
Bulk equipment interference warrants
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Bulk equipment interference warrants: general
(1)
For the purposes of this Act, a warrant is a “bulk equipment interference
warrant” if—
(a) it is issued under this Chapter;
(b) it authorises or requires the person to whom it is addressed to secure
interference with any equipment for the purpose of obtaining—
(i) communications (see section 198);
(ii) equipment data (see section 177);
(iii) any other information; and
(c) the main purpose of the warrant is to obtain one or more of the
following—
(i) overseas-related communications;
(ii) overseas-related information;
(iii) overseas-related equipment data.
(2)
In this Chapter—
“overseas-related communications” means—
(a) communications sent by individuals who are outside the British
Islands, or
(b) communications received by individuals who are outside the
British Islands;
“overseas-related information” means information of individuals who are
outside the British Islands.
(3)
For the purpose of this Chapter, equipment data is “overseas-related
equipment data” if—
(a) it forms part of, or is connected with, overseas-related communications
or overseas-related information;
(b) it would or may assist in establishing the existence of overseas-related
communications or overseas-related information or in obtaining such
communications or information;
(c) it would or may assist in developing capabilities in relation to obtaining
overseas-related communications or overseas-related information.
(4)
A bulk equipment interference warrant—