Part 5: Miscellaneous Members of Parliament Section 23: Equipment interference: Members of Parliament etc
Subsection (1) sets out that the following sections amend Section 111 of the IPA 2016. The subsequent sections set out which sections will be amended and how.
	Subsection (2) provides, that where conditions A and B are met, a Secretary of State, other than the original authorising Secretary of State, may provide the final authorisation in the triple lock mechanism in relation to a targeted equipment interference warrant or a targeted examination warrant. Subsection (3) inserts wording into section 111(6) to the same effect but in relation to a targeted equipment interference warrant from a law enforcement chief.
	Subsection (4) inserts new subsections (7A) - (7E) into section 111. New subsection (7A) provides condition A, which is that the Prime Minister is unavailable to decide whether to approve the issue of the warrant due to incapacity or an inability to access secure communications. New subsection (7B) sets out condition B, which is that there is an urgent need for the approval decision to be made. Both conditions A and B must be met for a designated Secretary of State to be able to give approval in place of the Prime Minister.
	New subsections (7C) and (7D) specify that the Prime Minister may only designate individuals holding the office of Secretary of State and only five such individuals may be designated. Subsection (2D) also specifies that an individual Secretary of State may only be designated if they have the necessary operational awareness to decide whether to give approvals under subsection (2) only a Secretary of State can be designated under section 111. New subsection (7D) provides for the duration of such a designation under section 111, which is that it will end when the individual ceases to hold the office of Secretary of State or when the Prime Minister revokes the designation.