The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Notification of Authorisations etc.) (Scotland) Order 2000

Notice of renewal of authorisation

4.  Where a person renews an authorisation, the notice to a Commissioner shall, in addition to the statement required by section 13(3) of the 2000 Act, specify the following matters:–

(a) whether the authorisation is being renewed for the first time, or, where it has been previously renewed, each occasion on which it has been renewed;

(b) the matters required by article 3, as they apply at the time of notice of renewal;

(c) every respect in which the information provided in the previous notice has changed;

(d) the reason why it is considered to be necessary to renew the authorisation;

(e) the content, and value to the investigation, of the information obtained to date by the conduct authorised;

(f) the results of any reviews of the authorisation; and

(g) the period for which the authorisation is considered likely to continue to be necessary.