Article 7 Notices given by the Secretary of StateI1

United Kingdom

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), a notice of the Secretary of State’s decision to approve the grant or renewal of an authorisation under article 6(3)(b) shall not be given except under the hand of the Secretary of State.

(2)

In an urgent case in which—

(a)

approval has been sought for the grant or renewal of an authorisation for conduct to which this Order applies by a member of any of the intelligence services, and

(b)

the Secretary of State has expressly authorised the giving of the notice in that case,

the notice may be given under the hand of a senior official.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 7 in force at 18.2.2010, see art. 1

Notes on Part 3

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Pt. 3 heading substituted (11.9.2017) by The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/845), regs. 1, 5(2) (with reg. 5(4))