21 Power of Scottish Ministers to issue warrants
Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (2016 c 25) | Legislation

21  Power of Scottish Ministers to issue warrants

(1)     The Scottish Ministers may, on an application made by or on behalf of an intercepting authority mentioned in section 18(1)(a) to (g), issue a targeted interception warrant if—

(a)     the application is a relevant Scottish application (see section 22),

(b)     the Scottish Ministers consider that the warrant is necessary on grounds falling within subsection (4),

(c)     the Scottish Ministers consider that the conduct authorised by the warrant is proportionate to what is sought to be achieved by that conduct,

(d)     the Scottish Ministers consider that satisfactory arrangements made for the purposes of sections 53 and 54 (safeguards relating to disclosure etc) are in force in relation to the warrant, and

(e)     except where the Scottish Ministers consider that there is an urgent need to issue the warrant, the decision to

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