Investigatory Powers Act 2016

213 Duration of warrants U.K.

(1) A class BPD warrant or a specific BPD warrant ceases to have effect at the end of the relevant period (see subsection (2)) unless—

(a) it is renewed before the end of that period (see section 214), or

(b) it is cancelled or (in the case of a specific BPD warrant) otherwise ceases to have effect before the end of that period (see sections 209 and 218).

(2) In this section, “the relevant period”—

(a) in the case of an urgent specific BPD warrant (see subsection (3)), means the period ending with the [F1 fifth] [F1 12th] working day after the day on which the warrant was issued;

(b) in any other case, means the period of [F2 12 months] beginning with—

(i) the day on which the warrant was issued, or

(ii) in the case of a warrant that has been renewed, the day after the day at the end of which the warrant would have ceased to have effect if it had not been renewed.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2)(a), a specific BPD warrant is an “urgent specific BPD warrant” if—

(a) the warrant was issued without the approval of a Judicial Commissioner, and

(b) the Secretary of State considered that there was an urgent need to issue it.

(4) For provision about the renewal of warrants, see section 214.

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in s. 213(2)(a) substituted (temp.) (27.3.2020) by virtue of The Investigatory Powers (Temporary Judicial Commissioners and Modification of Time Limits) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/360), regs. 1(2), 4(b) (with reg. 5)

F2 Words in s. 213(2)(b) substituted (14.10.2024) by Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024 (c. 9), ss. 3(1), 32(2) (with s. 3(2)); S.I. 2024/1021, reg. 2(c)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 213 in force at 22.8.2018 by S.I. 2018/873, reg. 3(c)