{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016/section-226HB",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016/section-226HB.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2016/25",
  "legislation_title": "Investigatory Powers Act 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016",
  "path": "section/226HB",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "226HB",
  "heading": "Cancellation of warrants",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State, or a senior official acting on behalf of the Secretary of State, may cancel a third party BPD warrant at any time.\n(2) If the Secretary of State, or a senior official acting on behalf of the Secretary of State, considers that any of the cancellation conditions are met in relation to a third party BPD warrant, the person must cancel the warrant.\n(3) The cancellation conditions are—\n(a) that the warrant is no longer necessary on any grounds falling within section 226G(4)(a);\n(b) that the conduct authorised by the warrant is no longer proportionate to what is sought to be achieved by that conduct.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 7B inserted (14.10.2024 for specified purposes, 25.4.2025 in so far as not already in force) by Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024 (c. 9), ss. 5, 32(2); S.I. 2024/1021, reg. 2(e); S.I. 2025/501, reg. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/25/section/226HB",
    "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."
}