Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
Schedule 8 — Combination of warrants and authorisations
Part 4 — Combined warrants: supplementary provision
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Rules about issue etc. applying separately in relation to each part of a combined warrant
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(1) The law about the following matters, so far as relating to a warrant or other
authorisation that may be included in a combined warrant, applies in
relation to so much of a combined warrant as consists of such a warrant or
authorisation—
(a) the duties imposed by section 2 (general duties in relation to
privacy);
(b) any conditions that must be met before such a warrant or
authorisation may be issued or given;
(c) the grounds on which such a warrant or authorisation may be issued
or given;
(d) the conduct that may be authorised by such a warrant or
authorisation;
(e) any requirements as to what must be included in such a warrant or
authorisation;
(f) any conditions that must be met before such a warrant or
authorisation may be renewed and the grounds on which it may be
renewed;
(g) any conditions that must be met before such a warrant or
authorisation may be modified;
(h) the grounds on which such a warrant or authorisation may be
modified and the procedural rules that apply to such a modification;
(i) the circumstances in which such a warrant or authorisation may or
must be cancelled.
(2) In sub-paragraph (1)(h) “procedural rules”, in relation to the modification of
a warrant or other authorisation, means the law about any of the following
matters—
(a) the involvement of Judicial Commissioners in decisions;
(b) the delegation of decisions;
(c) the signing of instruments making a modification;
(d) urgent cases.
(3) Sub-paragraph (1) is subject to paragraphs 21 to 26.
Rules about issue etc. applying in relation to combined warrants
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(1) A combined warrant under Part 1 of this Schedule addressed to any person
may only be issued, renewed or cancelled in accordance with the procedural
rules that would apply to the issue, renewal or cancellation of a targeted
interception warrant addressed to that person (see Chapter 1 of Part 2 of this
Act).
(2) In sub-paragraph (1) “procedural rules”, in relation to a warrant, means the
law about any of the following matters—
(a) the involvement of Judicial Commissioners in decisions;
(b) the delegation of decisions;
(c) the signing of warrants;
(d) urgent cases.
(3) But if a combined warrant under paragraph 1 or 4 includes a warrant which
the person issuing the combined warrant has power to issue under section 5
of the Intelligence Services Act 1994 (a “section 5 warrant”), any requirement