SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8Combination of warrants and authorisations

Part 1Combinations with targeted interception warrants

Warrants that may be issued by Secretary of State

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1

The Secretary of State may, on an application made by or on behalf of a relevant intercepting authority, issue a warrant that combines a targeted interception warrant which the Secretary of State has power to issue under section 19(1) with one or more of the following—

a

a targeted equipment interference warrant which a law enforcement chief has power to issue under section 106;

b

an authorisation under section 93 of the Police Act 1997 (authorisations to interfere with property);

c

an authorisation under section 28 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (authorisation of directed surveillance);

d

an authorisation under section 32 of that Act (authorisation of intrusive surveillance).

2

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), each of the following is a “relevant intercepting authority”—

a

the Director General of the National Crime Agency;

b

the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis;

c

the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

d

the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland;

e

the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.