[61A Power of designated senior officers to grant authorisations: urgent cases]
Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (2016 c 25) | Legislation

[61A  Power of designated senior officers to grant authorisations: urgent cases]

[(1)     Subsection (2) applies if a designated senior officer of a relevant public authority considers—

(a)     that it is necessary to obtain communications data for a purpose falling within subsection (7),

(b)     that it is necessary to obtain the data for the purposes of a specific investigation or a specific operation,

(c)     that there is an urgent need to obtain the data, and

(d)     that the conduct authorised by the authorisation is proportionate to what is sought to be achieved.

(2)     The designated senior officer may authorise any officer of the relevant public authority to engage in any conduct which—

(a)     is for the purpose of obtaining the data from any person, and

(b)     relates to—

(i)     a telecommunication system, or

(ii)     data derived from a telecommunication system.

(3)     Subsections (1) and (2) are subject to—

(a)     section 62 (restrictions in relation to internet connection records),

(b)     sections 70, 73 and 75 and Schedule 4 (restrictions relating to certain relevant public authorities),

(d)     section 76 (requirement

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