Surveillance Devices Act 2007
21What a surveillance device warrant authorises
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21 What a surveillance device warrant authorises
21 What a surveillance device warrant authorises
(1) A surveillance device warrant may authorise, as specified in the warrant, any one or more of the following—
(a) the use of a surveillance device on or in specified premises or a vehicle,
(b) the use of a surveillance device in or on a specified object or class of object,
(c) the use of a surveillance device in respect of the conversations, activities or geographical location of a specified person or a person whose identity is unknown,
(d) the use of a surveillance device on or about the body of a specified person.
(2) A surveillance device warrant authorises—
(a) for a warrant of a kind referred to in subsection (1)(a)—
(i) the installation, use and maintenance of a surveillance device of the kind specified in the warrant on or in the specified premises or vehicle, and
(ii) the entry, by force if necessary, onto or into the premises or vehicle, or other specified premises adjoining or providing access to the premises or the vehicle, for any of the purposes referred to in subparagraph (i) or subsection (3), and
(b) for a warrant of a kind referred to in subsection (1)(b)—
(i) the installation, use and maintenance of a surveillance device of the kind specified in the warrant in or on the specified object or an object of the specified class, and
(ii) the entry, by force if necessary, onto or into any premises or vehicle where the object, or an object of the specified class, is reasonably believed to be or is likely to be, or other premises adjoining or providing access to those premises or the vehicle, for any of the purposes referred to in subparagraph (i) or subsection (3), and
(c) for a warrant of a kind referred to in subsection (1)(c)—
(i) the installation, use and maintenance of a surveillance device of the kind specified in the warrant, on or in premises or a vehicle where the person is reasonably believed to be or likely to be in the future, and
(ii) the entry, by force if necessary, onto or into the premises or vehicle referred to in subparagraph (i), or other premises adjoining or providing access to those premises or the vehicle, for any of the purposes referred to in subparagraph (i) or subsection (3), and