Notification to Judicial Commissioner

Notification to a Judicial Commissioner
6
After section 32B of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 insert—

Notification of criminal conduct authorisations
32C
1
This section applies where a person grants or cancels an authorisation under section 29B.
2
The person must give notice that the person has granted or cancelled the authorisation to a Judicial Commissioner.
3
A notice given for the purposes of subsection (2) must be given—
a
in writing as soon as reasonably practicable and, in any event, before the end of the period of 7 days beginning with the day after that on which the authorisation to which it relates is granted or, as the case may be, cancelled; and
b
in accordance with such arrangements made for the purposes of this paragraph by the Investigatory Powers Commissioner as are for the time being in force.
4
A notice under this section relating to the grant of an authorisation under section 29B must—
a
set out the grounds on which the person giving the notice believes that the requirements of section 29B(4) are satisfied in relation to the authorisation; and
b
specify the conduct that is authorised under section 29B by the authorisation.
5
Any notice that is required by this section to be given in writing may be given, instead, by being transmitted by electronic means.
S. 6 in force at 10.8.2021 for specified purposes by S.I. 2021/605, reg. 2(a)
S. 6 in force at 15.9.2021 for specified purposes by S.I. 2021/605, reg. 2(b)
S. 6 in force at 30.9.2021 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2021/605, reg. 2(c)