27 Items subject to legal privilege
Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (2016 c 25) | Legislation

27  Items subject to legal privilege

(1)     Subsections (2) to (5) apply if—

(a)     an application is made by or on behalf of an intercepting authority for a warrant under this Chapter, and

(b)     the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the warrant is—

(i)     in the case of a targeted interception warrant or mutual assistance warrant, to authorise or require the interception of items subject to legal privilege, or

(ii)     in the case of a targeted examination warrant, to authorise the selection of such items for examination.

(2)     The application must contain a statement that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the warrant is to authorise or require the interception, or (in the case of a targeted examination warrant) the selection for examination, of items subject to legal privilege.

(3)     In deciding whether to issue the warrant, the person to whom the application is made must have regard to the public interest in the confidentiality of items subject to legal privilege.

(4)     The person to whom the application is made may issue the warrant only if the person considers—

(a)     that there are exceptional and compelling circumstances that make it

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