(1)This section applies if an application is made for a warrant under this Part and the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the warrant—
(a)in the case of a targeted equipment interference warrant, to authorise or require interference with equipment for the purpose of obtaining communications or other items of information which the applicant for the warrant believes will be communications or other items of information containing confidential journalistic material, or
(b)in the case of a targeted examination warrant, to authorise the selection for examination of journalistic material which the applicant for the warrant believes is confidential journalistic material.
(2)The application must contain a statement that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the warrant is—
(a)in the case of a targeted equipment interference warrant, to authorise or require interference with equipment for the purpose of obtaining communications or other items of information which the applicant for the warrant believes will be communications or other items of information containing confidential journalistic material, or
(b)in the case of a targeted examination warrant, to authorise the selection for examination of journalistic material which the applicant for the warrant believes is confidential journalistic material.
(3)The person to whom the application is made may issue the warrant only if the person considers that the arrangements made for the purposes of section 129 or (as the case may be) section 191 (safeguards relating to retention and disclosure of material) include specific arrangements for the handling, retention, use and destruction of communications or other items of information containing confidential journalistic material.
(4)For the meaning of “journalistic material” and “confidential journalistic material”, see section 264.
Commencement Information
I1S. 113 in force at 31.5.2018 by S.I. 2018/652, reg. 4(k)