Part 5: Equipment interference Section 107: Restriction on issue of warrants to certain law enforcement officers
This section establishes the jurisdiction of equipment interference warrants for law enforcement agencies. A number of agencies may not be issued with a targeted equipment interference warrant if there is not a connection to the British Islands.
	Subsection (2) lists the law enforcement chiefs that may only issue a targeted equipment interference warrant where they consider there is a connection to the British Islands. Subsection (3) also extends this restriction to collaborative forces led by the National Crime Agency.
	Subsection (4) defines a British Islands connection, establishing that there will be such a connection in circumstances where:
any of the proposed conduct would take place in the British Islands (regardless of where the equipment to be interfered with is located);
it is believed that the equipment to be interfered with is or may be located in the British Islands at some point during the interference taking place. For example, a computer could be located in the British Islands or carried by someone transiting through the British Islands at the time the interference is taking place; or
the purpose of the interference is to enable the acquisition of communications sent to or from a person believed to be in the British Islands and any associated equipment data or information relating to an individual whom is believed to be in the British Islands.
	Subsection (5) provides that the law enforcement chiefs listed in Schedule 6 but not specified at subsection (2), are not subject to this restriction and are able to issue equipment interference warrants under section 106 whether or not there is a connection to the British Islands.