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PART 4
Application for Renewal of Judge’s Authorization or Executive Authorization for Interception or Covert Surveillance

An affidavit or statement supporting an application for the renewal of a judge’s authorization for interception or Type 1 surveillance or an executive authorization for Type 2 surveillance is to—

(a) set out—

(i) whether the renewal sought is the first renewal and, if not, each occasion on which the judge’s authorization or executive authorization has been renewed previously and the duration of each renewal;

(ii) any significant change to any information previously provided in any affidavit or statement under this Ordinance for the purposes of any application for the issue or renewal of the judge’s authorization or executive authorization, or for the purposes of any application made further to an oral application for confirmation of the judge’s authorization or executive authorization or its previous renewal;

(iii) an assessment of the value of the information so far obtained pursuant to the judge’s authorization or executive authorization;

(iv) the reason why it is necessary to apply for the renewal; and

(v) the proposed duration of the interception, Type 1 surveillance or Type 2 surveillance (as the case may be); and

(b) identify by name, rank and post the applicant and any officer of the department concerned approving the making of the application.

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Requirements for Affidavit for Application for Issue of Device Retrieval Warrant

An affidavit supporting an application for the issue of a device retrieval warrant for the retrieval of any of the devices authorized to be used under a prescribed authorization is to—

(a) set out—

(i) the kind or kinds of the devices sought to be retrieved;