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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016-commencement-no-5-and-transitional-and-saving-provisions-regulations-2018/regulation-21",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2018/652",
  "legislation_title": "The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016-commencement-no-5-and-transitional-and-saving-provisions-regulations-2018",
  "path": "regulation/21",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "21",
  "heading": "Mandatory use of equipment interference warrants",
  "text": "Until 27th December 2018 section 13 of the 2016 Act (mandatory use of equipment interference warrants) does not apply to conduct authorised by a warrant issued under section 5 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994 , or an authorisation given under section 7 of that Act , which is in force immediately before 8th August 2018.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1994 c. 13. Section 5 was amended by section 2 of the Security Service Act 1995 (c. 35), section 74(1) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and section 251(3)(a) of the 2016 Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "Section 7 was amended by paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, section 116(1) and (2) of the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (c. 24) and section 31(5) and (6) of the Terrorism Act 2006."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/652/regulation/21",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:57:22.458103+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}