{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016/section-101",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016/section-101.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2016/25",
  "legislation_title": "Investigatory Powers Act 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016",
  "path": "section/101",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "101",
  "heading": "Subject-matter of warrants",
  "text": "(1) A targeted equipment interference warrant may relate to any one or more of the following matters—\n(a) equipment belonging to, used by or in the possession of a particular person or organisation;\n(b) equipment belonging to, used by or in the possession of a group of persons who share a common purpose or who carry on, or may carry on, a particular activity;\n(c) equipment belonging to, used by or in the possession of more than one person or organisation, where the interference is for the purpose of a single investigation or operation;\n(d) equipment in a particular location;\n(e) equipment in more than one location, where the interference is for the purpose of a single investigation or operation;\n(f) equipment which is being, or may be, used for the purposes of a particular activity or activities of a particular description;\n(g) equipment which is being, or may be, used to test, maintain or develop capabilities relating to interference with equipment for the purpose of obtaining communications, equipment data or other information;\n(h) equipment which is being, or may be, used for the training of persons who carry out, or are likely to carry out, such interference with equipment.\n(2) A targeted examination warrant may relate to any one or more of the following matters—\n(a) a particular person or organisation;\n(b) a group of persons who share a common purpose or who carry on, or may carry on, a particular activity;\n(c) more than one person or organisation, where the conduct authorised by the warrant is for the purpose of a single investigation or operation;\n(d) the testing, maintenance or development of capabilities relating to the selection of protected material for examination;\n(e) the training of persons who carry out, or are likely to carry out, the selection of such material for examination.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 101 in force at 31.5.2018 by S.I. 2018/652, reg. 4(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/25/section/101",
    "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."
}