Part 2: Lawful interception of communications Chapter 1: Interception and examination with a warrant Section 24: Approval of warrants issued in urgent cases
This section sets out the process for issuing a warrant in urgent cases. If the person issuing the warrant deems the warrant to be urgent then it can be issued without the approval of a Judicial Commissioner. Subsection (2) requires that a Judicial Commissioner must be notified that the urgent warrant has been issued. Subsection (3) provides that the Commissioner must decide whether to approve the decision to issue the warrant within three working days.
	If the Judicial Commissioner refuses to approve the urgent warrant then subsection (4) provides that the warrant ceases to have effect and may not be renewed. The Investigatory Powers Commissioner cannot be asked to reconsider a Judicial Commissioner’s decision to refuse an urgent warrant.