{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-investigatory-powers-covert-human-intelligence-sources-relevant-sources-order-2013/article-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-investigatory-powers-covert-human-intelligence-sources-relevant-sources-order-2013/article-6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2013/2788",
  "legislation_title": "The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Human Intelligence Sources: Relevant Sources) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-investigatory-powers-covert-human-intelligence-sources-relevant-sources-order-2013",
  "path": "article/6",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Appeals against decisions by Judicial Commissioners",
  "text": "(1) Any person seeking approval for the grant or renewal of a long term authorisation may appeal to the Investigatory Powers Commissioner against any refusal of a Judicial Commissioner (other than the Investigatory Powers Commissioner) to approve any such authorisation.\n(2) An appeal under this article must be brought within the period of seven days beginning with the day on which notice of the refusal is given under article 5(5)(b).\n(3) The Investigatory Powers Commissioner, on an appeal under this article, shall allow the appeal if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing the matters set out in article 5(5)(a).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 6(1) substituted (1.9.2017) by Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25), ss. 233(6)(c), 272(1) (with Sch. 9 paras. 7, 8, 10); S.I. 2017/859, reg. 2(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 6(1) substituted (1.9.2017) by Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25), ss. 233(6)(d), 272(1) (with Sch. 9 paras. 7, 8, 10); S.I. 2017/859, reg. 2(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in art. 6(3) substituted (1.9.2017) by Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25), ss. 233(6)(c), 272(1) (with Sch. 9 paras. 7, 8, 10); S.I. 2017/859, reg. 2(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in art. 6 heading substituted (1.9.2017) by Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25), ss. 233(6)(e), 272(1) (with Sch. 9 paras. 7, 8, 10); S.I. 2017/859, reg. 2(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 6 in force at 1.1.2014, see art. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2788/article/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:36:04.984041+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."
}