Investigatory Powers Act 2016

[F1 226CB Cancellation of authorisation U.K.

(1) The head of an intelligence service, or a person acting on their behalf, may, at any time, cancel an individual authorisation or a category authorisation.

(2) If the head of an intelligence service, or a person acting on their behalf, considers that any of the cancellation conditions are met in relation to an individual authorisation, or that the cancellation condition is met in relation to a category authorisation, they must cancel the authorisation.

(3) The cancellation conditions for an individual authorisation are—

(a) that section 226A no longer applies to the dataset described in the authorisation;

(b) that the authorisation is no longer necessary for the purpose of the exercise of any function of the intelligence service;

(c) that the conduct authorised by the authorisation is no longer proportionate to what is sought to be achieved by the conduct;

(d) that there are no longer in force arrangements made by the intelligence service, and approved by the Secretary of State, for storing bulk personal datasets to which section 226A applies and for protecting them from unauthorised disclosure.

(4) The cancellation condition for a category authorisation is that section 226A no longer applies to any dataset that falls within the category of datasets described in the authorisation.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 7A inserted (14.10.2024) by Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024 (c. 9), ss. 2, 32(2); S.I. 2024/1021, reg. 2(b)