Duration and renewal of interception direction

(1) An interception direction shall cease to have effect at the end of the relevant period, but may be renewed at any time before the end of that period, on an application made pursuant to sub-section (2) of this section. (2) A Judge may renew the interception direction before the expiration of the relevant period, upon an application for the renewal of an interception direction being made by the Director of Public Prosecutions or the Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit on behalf of an authorised officer, if satisfied that the renewal of the interception direction is justified. (3) An application for the renewal of an interception direction under sub-section (2) of this section shall be in the prescribed form and shall be accompanied by an affidavit deposing to the circumstances relied on as justifying the renewal of the interception direction. Interception of Communications[CAP. 229:01 23 (4) If at any time before the end of the periods referred to in sub-sections (1) and (2) of this section, it appears to the authorised officer to whom the interception direction is issued, or a person acting on his behalf, that an interception direction is no longer necessary, he shall make an application to the Court for the cancellation of the interception direction and the court may cancel the interception direction. (5) For the purposes of this section “relevant period” means a period of up to six months as specified by the Judge beginning with the date of the issuance of the interception direction or, in the case of an interception direction that has been renewed, the date of its latest renewal.