SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8Combination of warrants and authorisations

Part 1Combinations with targeted interception warrants

Warrants that may be issued by Scottish Ministers

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The Scottish Ministers may, on an application made by or on behalf of the head of an intelligence service, issue a warrant that combines a targeted interception warrant which the Scottish Ministers have power to issue under section 21(1) with one or more of the following—

(a)

a targeted examination warrant which the Scottish Ministers have power to issue under section 21(2);

(b)

a targeted equipment interference warrant which the Scottish Ministers have power to issue under section 103(1);

(c)

a targeted examination warrant which the Scottish Ministers have power to issue under section 103(2);

(d)

a warrant which the Scottish Ministers have power to issue under section 5 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994 (warrants for entry or interference with property or wireless telegraphy).

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The Scottish Ministers may, on an application made by or on behalf of the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland, issue a warrant that combines a targeted interception warrant which the Scottish Ministers have power to issue under section 21(1) with one or more of the following—

(a)

a targeted equipment interference warrant which a law enforcement chief has power to issue under section 106;

(b)

an authorisation under section 93 of the Police Act 1997 (authorisations to interfere with property);

(c)

an authorisation under section 28 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (authorisation of directed surveillance);

(d)

an authorisation under section 32 of that Act (authorisation of intrusive surveillance).

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The Scottish Ministers may, on an application made by or on behalf of the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland, issue a warrant that combines a targeted interception warrant which the Scottish Ministers have power to issue under section 21(1) with one or more of the following—

(a)

a targeted equipment interference warrant which a law enforcement chief has power to issue under section 106;

(b)

an authorisation under section 93 of the Police Act 1997 (authorisations to interfere with property);

(c)

an authorisation under section 6 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000 (2000 asp 11) (authorisation of directed surveillance);

(d)

an authorisation under section 10 of that Act (authorisation of intrusive surveillance).

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(1)

The Scottish Ministers may, on an application made by or on behalf of a relevant intercepting authority, issue a warrant that combines a targeted interception warrant which the Scottish Ministers have power to issue under section 21(1) with one or more of the following—

(a)

a targeted equipment interference warrant which a law enforcement chief has power to issue under section 106;

(b)

an authorisation under section 93 of the Police Act 1997 (authorisations to interfere with property).

(2)

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), each of the following is a “relevant intercepting authority”—

(a)

the Director General of the National Crime Agency;

(b)

the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis;

(c)

the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

(d)

the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.