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Intelligence and Security Act 2017

Authorisations - Intelligence warrants - Urgent intelligence warrants

73: Reasons for urgent issue of intelligence warrant to be recorded

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"When a spy warrant is issued quickly, the reasons why must be written down."

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When an intelligence warrant is issued urgently under section 71 or 72, you need to know that the reasons for this must be written down as soon as possible. This is done by the Minister who approved the warrant. If the warrant was issued under a specific part of section 71, then both the Minister and the Commissioner of Intelligence Warrants must record the reasons. They do this by writing down why the warrant was issued urgently, and they must do it quickly.

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Intelligence warrants: Urgent intelligence warrants

73Reasons for urgent issue of intelligence warrant to be recorded

  1. The reasons for the urgent issue of an intelligence warrant under section 71 or 72 must be recorded as soon as practicable by—

  2. the authorising Minister; or
    1. the authorising Minister and the Commissioner of Intelligence Warrants, in the case of a warrant issued under section 71(2)(a)(ii).