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Investigatory Powers Act 2016

Investigatory Powers Act 2016 s 101

s 101 Subject-matter of warrants

(1) A targeted equipment interference warrant may relate to any one or more of the following matters— (a) equipment belonging to, used by or in the possession of a particular person or organisation; (b) equipment belonging to, used by or in the possession of a group of persons who share a common purpose or who carry on, or may carry on, a particular activity; (c) equipment belonging to, used by or in the possession of more than one person or organisation, where the interference is for the purpose of a single investigation or operation; (d) equipment in a particular location; (e) equipment in more than one location, where the interference is for the purpose of a single investigation or operation; (f) equipment which is being, or may be, used for the purposes of a particular activity or activities of a particular description; (g) equipment which is being, or may be, used to test, maintain or develop capabilities relating to interference with equipment for the purpose of obtaining communications, equipment data or other information; (h) equipment which is being, or may be, used for the training of persons who carry out, or are likely to carry out, such interference with equipment. (2) A targeted examination warrant may relate to any one or more of the following matters— (a) a particular person or organisation; (b) a group of persons who share a common purpose or who carry on, or may carry on, a particular activity; (c) more than one person or organisation, where the conduct authorised by the warrant is for the purpose of a single investigation or operation; (d) the testing, maintenance or development of capabilities relating to the selection of protected material for examination; (e) the training of persons who carry out, or are likely to carry out, the selection of such material for examination.

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