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UK Law Reference
All sections of Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024
2024 c. 9, s.26

Section 26 — Issue of targeted examination warrants to intelligence services

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

This version in force from 2024-10-14

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

In section 102 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (power to issue warrants to intelligence services: the Secretary of State), for subsection (4) substitute— (4) But the Secretary of State may not issue a targeted examination warrant under subsection (3) if— (a) the Secretary of State considers that the only ground for considering the warrant to be necessary is for the purpose of preventing or detecting serious crime, and (b) the warrant, if issued, would relate only to a person who would be in Scotland at the time of the issue of the warrant or whom the Secretary of State believes would be in Scotland at that time. For the power of the Scottish Ministers to issue a targeted examination warrant, see section 103.