Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
Part 6 — Bulk warrants
Chapter 3 — Bulk equipment interference warrants
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Implementation of warrants
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Implementation of warrants
(1)
In giving effect to a bulk equipment interference warrant, the person to whom
it is addressed (“the implementing authority”) may (in addition to acting
alone) act through, or together with, such other persons as the implementing
authority may require (whether under subsection (2) or otherwise) to provide
the authority with assistance in giving effect to the warrant.
(2)
For the purpose of requiring any person to provide assistance in relation to a
bulk equipment interference warrant, the implementing authority may—
(a) serve a copy of the warrant on any person who 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 equipment interference warrant includes any disclosure to the
implementing authority, or to persons acting on behalf of the implementing
authority, of material obtained under the warrant.
(5)
Sections 127 (service of warrants) and 128 (duty of telecommunications
operators to assist with implementation) apply in relation to a bulk equipment
interference warrant as they apply in relation to a targeted equipment
interference warrant issued under section 102 by the Secretary of State.
(6)
References in this section (and in sections 127 and 128 as they apply in relation
to bulk equipment interference warrants) 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.
Restrictions on use or disclosure of material obtained under warrants etc.
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Safeguards relating to retention and disclosure of material
(1)
The Secretary of State must ensure, in relation to every bulk equipment
interference warrant, that arrangements are in force for securing—
(a) that the requirements of subsections (2) and (5) are met in relation to the
material obtained under the warrant, and
(b) that the requirements of section 193 are met in relation to that material.
This is subject to subsection (8).
(2)
The requirements of this subsection are met in relation to the material obtained
under the warrant if each of the following is limited to the minimum that is
necessary for the authorised purposes (see subsection (3))—
(a) the number of persons to whom any of the material is disclosed or
otherwise made available;