{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-investigatory-powers-act-2000/section-32B",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/23",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-investigatory-powers-act-2000",
  "path": "section/32B",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "32B",
  "heading": "Procedure for judicial approval",
  "text": "(1) The public authority with which the relevant person holds an office, rank or position may apply to the relevant judicial authority for an order under section 32A approving the grant of an authorisation.\n(2) The applicant is not required to give notice of the application to—\n(a) any person to whom the authorisation relates, or\n(b) such a person's legal representatives.\n(3) Where, on an application under this section, the relevant judicial authority refuses to approve the grant of the authorisation concerned, the relevant judicial authority may make an order quashing the authorisation.\n(4) In this section “ relevant judicial authority ” and “ relevant person ” have the same meaning as in section 32A.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 32A, 32B and cross-heading inserted (1.11.2012) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 38(1), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2075, art. 4(b) (with art. 6)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/section/32B",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:20:47.503938+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."
}