Part ICommunications
Chapter IInterception
Interception warrants
6Application for issue of an interception warrant
1
An interception warrant shall not be issued except on an application made by or on behalf of a person specified in subsection (2).
2
Those persons are—
a
the Director-General of the Security Service;
b
the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service;
c
the Director of GCHQ;
d
the Director General of the National Criminal Intelligence Service;
e
the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis;
f
the Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary;
g
the chief constable of any police force maintained under or by virtue of section 1 of the [1967 c. 77.] Police (Scotland) Act 1967;
h
the Commissioners of Customs and Excise;
i
the Chief of Defence Intelligence;
j
a person who, for the purposes of any international mutual assistance agreement, is the competent authority of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom.
3
An application for the issue of an interception warrant shall not be made on behalf of a person specified in subsection (2) except by a person holding office under the Crown.