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Intelligence and Security Act 2017

Authorisations - Practice warrants

91: Application for issue of practice warrant

You could also call this:

"Asking for a special permit to do secret work"

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To apply for a practice warrant, the Director-General of an intelligence and security agency must write to the Minister responsible for the agency and the Chief Commissioner of Intelligence Warrants. You need to know that this application must be in writing. The Director-General is in charge of the agency.

When you apply for a practice warrant, you must include some important details. You must say what type of practice warrant you are applying for and what you plan to do with it. You must also explain why you want to do this activity and why you think you should be allowed to do it.

You can find out more about the rules for getting a practice warrant in section 92. This section explains what you need to do to get a practice warrant.

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Part 4Authorisations
Practice warrants

91Application for issue of practice warrant

  1. An application for a practice warrant must be made in writing by the Director-General of an intelligence and security agency to—

  2. the Minister responsible for the intelligence and security agency; and
    1. the Chief Commissioner of Intelligence Warrants.

      1. An application for the issue of a practice warrant must set out—

      2. the type of practice warrant applied for; and
        1. details of the activity proposed to be carried out under the practice warrant; and
          1. the purpose of the proposed activity; and
            1. the reasons why the criteria for issuing the practice warrant set out in section 92 are believed to be satisfied.