# The Magistrates’ Courts (Regulation of Investigatory Powers) Rules 2012, Article 2: When these Rules apply


These Rules apply when, in a case which is not a criminal case, a justice of the peace can make an order approving—
(a) the grant or renewal of an authorisation, or the giving or renewal of a notice, under section 23A of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000;
(b) the grant or renewal of an authorisation under section 32A of the 2000 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2563/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-regulation-of-investigatory-powers-rules-2012/article-2
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