(1) Subject to subsection (3), where the request is for the interception and immediate transmission of specified telecommunications messages, the Minister may give an authorisation of the interception if of opinion that section 24 applies and is complied with in relation to the case.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), where -
(a) the request is for the interception and recording of specified telecommunication messages and transmission of the recording, and
(b) immediate transmission of the interception is not possible -
(ii) to the member state, or
(iii) in both of those cases,
the Minister may give an authorisation of the interception if of opinion that section 24 applies and is complied with in relation to the case.
(3) Where in a case referred to in subsection (1) or (2), the person who is the subject of the request is present in the State, the Minister may give an authorisation of the interception only if of opinion that -
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