Part 6Bulk warrants
CHAPTER 3Bulk equipment interference warrants
Duration, modification and cancellation of warrants
184Duration of warrants
1
A bulk equipment interference warrant ceases to have effect at the end of the relevant period (see subsection (2)), unless—
a
it is renewed before the end of that period (see section 185), or
b
it is cancelled or otherwise ceases to have effect before the end of that period (see sections 180 and 189).
2
In this section, “the relevant period”—
a
in the case of an urgent warrant (see subsection (3)), means the period ending with the fifth working day after the day on which the warrant was issued;
b
in any other case, means the period of 6 months beginning with—
i
the day on which the warrant was issued, or
ii
in the case of a warrant which has been renewed, the day after the day at the end of which the warrant would have ceased to have effect if it had not been renewed.
3
For the purposes of subsection (2)(a), a warrant is an “urgent warrant” if—
a
the warrant was issued without the approval of a Judicial Commissioner, and
b
the person who decided to issue the warrant considered that there was an urgent need to issue it.