Part 7Bulk personal dataset warrants
Duration, modification and cancellation
I1213Duration of warrants
1
A class BPD warrant or a specific BPD 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 214), or
b
it is cancelled or (in the case of a specific BPD warrant) otherwise ceases to have effect before the end of that period (see sections 209 and 218).
2
In this section, “the relevant period”—
a
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 that 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 specific BPD warrant is an “urgent specific BPD warrant” if—
a
the warrant was issued without the approval of a Judicial Commissioner, and
b
the Secretary of State considered that there was an urgent need to issue it.
4
For provision about the renewal of warrants, see section 214.