117 Renewal of warrants

117  Renewal of warrants

(1)     If the renewal conditions are met, a warrant issued under this Part may be renewed, at any time during the renewal period, by an instrument issued by the appropriate person (see subsection (3)).

(2)     The renewal conditions are—

(a)     that the appropriate person considers that the warrant continues to be necessary on any relevant grounds,

(b)     that the appropriate person considers that the conduct that would be authorised by the renewed warrant continues to be proportionate to what is sought to be achieved by that conduct,

(c)     that, in the case of a targeted examination warrant, the appropriate person considers that the warrant continues to be necessary to authorise the selection of protected material for examination in breach of the prohibition in section 193(4), and

(d)     that the decision to renew the

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