[32A Authorisations requiring judicial approval]

[Authorisations requiring judicial approval] [or notification]

[32A  Authorisations requiring judicial approval]

[(1)     This section applies where a relevant person has granted an authorisation under section 28 or 29.

(2)     The authorisation is not to take effect until such time (if any) as the relevant judicial authority has made an order approving the grant of the authorisation.

(3)     The relevant judicial authority may give approval under this section to the granting of an authorisation under section 28 if, and only if, the relevant judicial authority is satisfied that—

(a)     at the time of the grant—

(i)     there were reasonable grounds for believing that the requirements of section 28(2) were satisfied in relation to the authorisation, and

(ii)     the relevant conditions were satisfied in relation to the authorisation, and

(b)     at the time when the relevant judicial authority is considering the matter, there remain reasonable grounds for believing that the requirements of section 28(2) are satisfied in relation to the authorisation.

(4)     For the purposes of subsection (3) the relevant conditions are—

(a)     in relation to a grant by an individual holding an office, rank or position in a local authority in England or Wales, that—

(i)     the individual was a designated

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