Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25) – Section 226H – Duration of warrants
Sections
Section 226H[F1Duration of warrants
(1) A third party BPD warrant ceases to have effect at the end of the relevant period unless—
- (a)it is renewed before the end of that period (see section 226HA), or
- (b)it is cancelled or otherwise ceases to have effect before the end of that period (see sections 226GB and 226HB).
(2) In this section “the relevant period”—
- (a)in the case of an urgent third party BPD warrant, means the period ending with the fifth working day after the day on which the warrant was issued, and
- (b)in any other case, means the period of 12 months beginning with—
- (i)the day on which the warrant was issued, or
- (ii)in the case of a warrant that has been renewed, the day after the day at the end of which the warrant would have ceased to have effect if it had not been renewed.
- (i)
(3) For the purposes of this section, a third party BPD warrant is an “urgent third party BPD warrant” if—
- (a)the warrant was issued without the approval of a Judicial Commissioner, and
- (b)the Secretary of State considered that there was an urgent need to issue it.]
Amended text
This Section is shown as amended by Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024 (see the annotations below), as incorporated in the text in force on 7 October 2026 as published on legislation.gov.uk.
Annotations
Textual Amendments
- F1 Pt. 7B inserted (14.10.2024 for specified purposes, 25.4.2025 in so far as not already in force) by Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024 (c. 9), ss. 5, 32(2); S.I. 2024/1021, reg. 2(e); S.I. 2025/501, reg. 2
https://ipa.digiphile.law/article/article-226H.html
Text as at 7 October 2026.
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