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Investigatory Powers Act 2016, Section 188 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 27 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

188Approval of major modifications made in urgent casesU.K.
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(1)This section applies where—

(a)the Secretary of State makes a major modification of a bulk equipment interference warrant without the approval of a Judicial Commissioner, and

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

(2)The Secretary of State must inform a Judicial Commissioner that the modification has been made.

(3)The Judicial Commissioner must, before the end of the relevant period—

(a)decide whether to approve the decision to make the modification, and

(b)notify the Secretary of State of the Judicial Commissioner's decision.

The relevant period” means the period ending with the [F1third] [F1ninth] working day after the day on which the modification was made.

(4)If the Judicial Commissioner refuses to approve the decision to make the modification—

(a)the warrant (unless it no longer has effect) has effect as if the modification had not been made, and

(b)the person to whom the warrant is addressed must, so far as is reasonably practicable, secure that anything in the process of being done under the warrant by virtue of that modification stops as soon as possible,

and section 187(4) does not apply in relation to the refusal to approve the decision.

(5)The Judicial Commissioner may authorise further interference with equipment for the purpose of enabling the person to whom the warrant is addressed to secure that anything in the process of being done under the warrant by virtue of the modification stops as soon as possible.

(6)Nothing in this section affects the lawfulness of—

(a)anything done under the warrant by virtue of the modification before the modification ceases to have effect;

(b)if anything is in the process of being done under the warrant by virtue of the modification when the modification ceases to have effect—

(i)anything done before that thing could be stopped, or

(ii)anything done which it is not reasonably practicable to stop.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1S. 188 in force at 27.6.2018 by S.I. 2018/652, reg. 10(b)

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