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15 Warrants that may be issued under this Chapter
(1) There are three kinds of warrant that may be issued under this Chapter—
(a) targeted interception warrants (see subsection (2)),
(b) targeted examination warrants (see subsection (3)), and
(c) mutual assistance warrants (see subsection (4)).
(2) A targeted interception warrant is a warrant which authorises or requires the person to whom it is addressed to secure, by any conduct described in the warrant, any one or more of the following—
(a) the interception, in the course of their transmission by means of a postal service or telecommunication system, of communications described in the warrant;
(b) the obtaining of secondary data from communications transmitted by means of a postal service or telecommunication system and described in the warrant (see section 16);
(c) the disclosure, in any manner described in the warrant, of anything obtained under the warrant to the person to whom the warrant is addressed or to any person acting on that person's behalf.
(3) A targeted examination warrant is a warrant which authorises the person to whom it is addressed to carry out the selection of relevant content for examination, in breach of the prohibition in section 152(4) (prohibition on seeking to identify communications of individuals in the British Islands).
In this Part “relevant content”, in relation to a targeted examination warrant, means any content of communications intercepted by an interception authorised or required by a bulk interception warrant under Chapter 1 of Part 6.
(4) A mutual assistance warrant is a warrant which authorises or requires the person to whom it is addressed to secure, by any conduct described in the warrant, any one or more of the following—
(a) the making of a request, in accordance with ... an international mutual assistance agreement, for the provision of any assistance of a kind described in the warrant in connection with, or in the form of, an interception of communications;
(b) the provision to the competent authorities of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, in accordance with such an ... agreement, of any assistance of a kind described in the warrant in connection with, or in the form of, an interception of communications;
(c) the disclosure, in any manner described in the warrant, of anything obtained under the warrant to the person to whom the warrant is addressed or to any person acting on that person's behalf.
(5) A targeted interception warrant or mutual assistance warrant also authorises the following conduct (in addition to the conduct described in the warrant)—
(a) any conduct which it is necessary to undertake in order to do what is expressly authorised or required by the warrant, including—
(i) the interception of communications not described in the warrant, and
(ii) conduct for obtaining secondary data from such communications;
(b) any conduct by any person which is conduct in pursuance of a requirement imposed by or on behalf of the person to whom the warrant is addressed to be provided with assistance in giving effect to the warrant;
(c) any conduct for obtaining related systems data from any postal operator or telecommunications operator.
(6) For the purposes of subsection (5)(c)—
“related systems data”, in relation to a warrant, means systems data relating to a relevant communication or to the sender or recipient, or intended recipient, of a relevant communication (whether or not a person), and
“relevant communication”, in relation to a warrant, means—
any communication intercepted in accordance with the warrant in the course of its transmission by means of a postal service or telecommunication system, or
any communication from which secondary data is obtained under the warrant.
(7) For provision enabling the combination of targeted interception warrants with certain other warrants or authorisations (including targeted examination warrants), see Schedule 8.
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15 Warrants that may be issued under this Chapter
(1) There are three kinds of warrant that may be issued under this Chapter—
(a) targeted interception warrants (see subsection (2)),
(b) targeted examination warrants (see subsection (3)), and
(c) mutual assistance warrants (see subsection (4)).
(2) A targeted interception warrant is a warrant which authorises or requires the person to whom it is addressed to secure, by any conduct described in the warrant, any one or more of the following—
(a) the interception, in the course of their transmission by means of a postal service or telecommunication system, of communications described in the warrant;
(b) the obtaining of secondary data from communications transmitted by means of a postal service or telecommunication system and described in the warrant (see section 16);
(c) the disclosure, in any manner described in the warrant, of anything obtained under the warrant to the person to whom the warrant is addressed or to any person acting on that person's behalf.
(3) A targeted examination warrant is a warrant which authorises the person to whom it is addressed to carry out the selection of relevant content for examination, in breach of the prohibition in section 152(4) (prohibition on seeking to identify communications of individuals in the British Islands).
In this Part “relevant content”, in relation to a targeted examination warrant, means any content of communications intercepted by an interception authorised or required by a bulk interception warrant under Chapter 1 of Part 6.
(4) A mutual assistance warrant is a warrant which authorises or requires the person to whom it is addressed to secure, by any conduct described in the warrant, any one or more of the following—
(a) the making of a request, in accordance with ... an international mutual assistance agreement, for the provision of any assistance of a kind described in the warrant in connection with, or in the form of, an interception of communications;
(b) the provision to the competent authorities of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, in accordance with such an ... agreement, of any assistance of a kind described in the warrant in connection with, or in the form of, an interception of communications;
(c) the disclosure, in any manner described in the warrant, of anything obtained under the warrant to the person to whom the warrant is addressed or to any person acting on that person's behalf.
(5) A targeted interception warrant or mutual assistance warrant also authorises the following conduct (in addition to the conduct described in the warrant)—
(a) any conduct which it is necessary to undertake in order to do what is expressly authorised or required by the warrant, including—
(i) the interception of communications not described in the warrant, and
(ii) conduct for obtaining secondary data from such communications;
(b) any conduct by any person which is conduct in pursuance of a requirement imposed by or on behalf of the person to whom the warrant is addressed to be provided with assistance in giving effect to the warrant;
(c) any conduct for obtaining related systems data from any postal operator or telecommunications operator.
(6) For the purposes of subsection (5)(c)—
“related systems data”, in relation to a warrant, means systems data relating to a relevant communication or to the sender or recipient, or intended recipient, of a relevant communication (whether or not a person), and
“relevant communication”, in relation to a warrant, means—
any communication intercepted in accordance with the warrant in the course of its transmission by means of a postal service or telecommunication system, or
any communication from which secondary data is obtained under the warrant.
(7) For provision enabling the combination of targeted interception warrants with certain other warrants or authorisations (including targeted examination warrants), see Schedule 8.
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