The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Human Intelligence Sources: Matters Subject to Legal Privilege) Order 2009

Notices given by the Secretary of State

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7.—(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.