Warrantry Targeted Equipment Interference, removal of a subject
Part 5 of the IPA 2016 is concerned with equipment interference warrantry. Warrants may be issued by, amongst others, the Secretary of State or by Scottish Ministers. Such a warrant may be modified in accordance with section 118; sections 119-122 set out how that modification process works. Section 119(1) provides that a senior official acting on behalf of the Secretary of State (or the Scottish Ministers, as the case may be) may modify a warrant.
	Section 121 concerns the notification of modifications (this does not apply to urgent modifications, in respect of which a different regime applies). Subsection (1) provides that where a modification is made under section 118, a JC must be notified of it and of the reasons for making it, but this is subject to certain exceptions as set out in subsection (2). Subsection (3) applies where a modification is made by a senior official in accordance with section 119(1) and requires the Secretary of State (or a member of the Scottish Government, as the case may be) to be notified personally. The Act changes these provisions to remove the obligation on the Senior Official to notify the Secretary of State personally when a modification is made that removes a matter, name or description from a targeted equipment interference or targeted examination warrant.