43 General rules about grant, renewal and duration
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (2000 c 23) | Legislation

Grant, renewal and duration of authorisations

43  General rules about grant, renewal and duration

(1)     An authorisation under this Part—

(a)     may be granted or renewed orally in any urgent case in which the entitlement to act of the person granting or renewing it is not confined to urgent cases; and

(b)     in any other case, must be in writing.

[(1A)     Subsection (1)(a) does not apply in relation to an authorisation under section 28 or 29 to which section 32A applies.]

(2)     A single authorisation may combine two or more different authorisations under this Part; but the provisions of this Act that are applicable in the case of each of the authorisations shall apply separately in relation to the part of the combined authorisation to which they are applicable.

(3)     Subject to subsections (4) and (8), an authorisation under this Part shall cease to have effect at the end of the following period—

(a)     in the case of an authorisation which—

(i)     has not been renewed and was granted either orally or by a person whose entitlement to act is confined to urgent cases, or

(ii)     was last renewed either orally or by such a person,

the period of

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