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Investigatory Powers Act 2016

Investigatory Powers Act 2016 s 115

s 115 Requirements that must be met by warrants

(1) A warrant under this Part must contain a provision stating whether it is a targeted equipment interference warrant or a targeted examination warrant. (2) A warrant under this Part must be addressed— (a) in the case of a warrant issued under section 102 or 103, to the head of the intelligence service by whom or on whose behalf the application for the warrant was made; (b) in the case of a warrant issued under section 104, to the Chief of Defence Intelligence; (c) in the case of a warrant issued under section 106 by a law enforcement chief (or by an appropriate delegate in relation to a law enforcement chief), to a person who— (i) is an appropriate law enforcement officer in relation to the law enforcement chief, and (ii) is named or described in the warrant. (3) In the case of a targeted equipment interference warrant which relates to a matter described in the first column of the Table below, the warrant must include the details specified in the second column. (4) A targeted equipment interference warrant must also describe— (a) the type of equipment which is to be interfered with, and (b) the conduct which the person to whom the warrant is addressed is authorised to take. (5) In the case of a targeted examination warrant which relates to a matter described in the first column of the Table below, the warrant must include the details specified in the second column.

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