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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016/schedule-8/paragraph-20",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2016/25",
  "legislation_title": "Investigatory Powers Act 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016",
  "path": "schedule/8/paragraph/20",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The law about the following matters, so far as relating to a warrant or other authorisation that may be included in a combined warrant, applies in relation to so much of a combined warrant as consists of such a warrant or authorisation—\n(a) the duties imposed by section 2 (general duties in relation to privacy);\n(b) any conditions that must be met before such a warrant or authorisation may be issued or given;\n(c) the grounds on which such a warrant or authorisation may be issued or given;\n(d) the conduct that may be authorised by such a warrant or authorisation;\n(e) any requirements as to what must be included in such a warrant or authorisation;\n(f) any conditions that must be met before such a warrant or authorisation may be renewed and the grounds on which it may be renewed;\n(g) any conditions that must be met before such a warrant or authorisation may be modified;\n(h) the grounds on which such a warrant or authorisation may be modified and the procedural rules that apply to such a modification;\n(i) the circumstances in which such a warrant or authorisation may or must be cancelled.\n(2) In sub-paragraph (1)(h) “procedural rules”, in relation to the modification of a warrant or other authorisation, means the law about any of the following matters—\n(a) the involvement of Judicial Commissioners in decisions;\n(b) the delegation of decisions;\n(c) the signing of instruments making a modification;\n(d) urgent cases.\n(3) Sub-paragraph (1) is subject to paragraphs 21 to 26.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 8 para. 20(1) in force at 31.5.2018 for specified purposes by S.I. 2018/652, reg. 6(b)(v)(aa)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 8 para. 20(1)(2) in force at 27.6.2018 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2018/652, reg. 12(e)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I3",
      "text": "Sch. 8 para. 20(2) in force at 31.5.2018 for specified purposes by S.I. 2018/652, reg. 6(b)(v)(bb)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I4",
      "text": "Sch. 8 para. 20(3) in force at 31.5.2018 by S.I. 2018/652, reg. 6(b)(v)(cc)"
    }
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/25/schedule/8/paragraph/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:06:02.282680+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."
}