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Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part 1 Bulk personal datasets

    1. Low or no reasonable expectation of privacy

      1. 1.Requirement for authorisation

      2. 2.Low or no reasonable expectation of privacy

    2. Bulk personal dataset warrants

      1. 3.Duration of bulk personal dataset warrants

      2. 4.Agency head functions

    3. Third party bulk personal datasets

      1. 5.Third party bulk personal datasets

    4. Minor and consequential amendments

      1. 6.Minor and consequential amendments

  3. Part 2 Oversight arrangements

    1. 7.Deputy Investigatory Powers Commissioners

    2. 8.Delegation of functions

    3. 9.Temporary Judicial Commissioners

    4. 10.Main functions of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner

    5. 11.Personal data breaches

  4. Part 3 Communications data etc

    1. Communications data

      1. 12.Offence of unlawfully obtaining communications data

      2. 13.Meaning of “communications data”: subscriber details

      3. 14.Powers to obtain communications data

    2. Internet connection records

      1. 15.Internet connection records

  5. Part 4 Notices

    1. Retention notices

      1. 16.Powers to require retention of certain data

      2. 17.Extra-territorial enforcement of retention notices etc

    2. Retention, national security and technical capability notices

      1. 18.Review of notices by the Secretary of State

      2. 19.Meaning of “telecommunications operator” etc

      3. 20.Renewal of notices

    3. Notification of proposed changes to telecommunications services etc

      1. 21.Notification of proposed changes to telecommunications services etc

  6. Part 5 Miscellaneous

    1. Members of Parliament etc

      1. 22.Interception and examination of communications: Members of Parliament etc

      2. 23.Equipment interference: Members of Parliament etc

    2. Equipment interference

      1. 24.Issue of equipment interference warrants

      2. 25.Modification of equipment interference warrants

      3. 26.Issue of targeted examination warrants to intelligence services

      4. 27.Bulk equipment interference: safeguards for confidential journalistic material etc

    3. Exclusion of matters from legal proceedings etc: exceptions

      1. 28.Exclusion of matters from legal proceedings etc: exceptions

    4. Freedom of information

      1. 29.Freedom of information: bodies dealing with security matters

  7. Part 6 General

    1. 30.Power to make consequential provision

    2. 31.Extent

    3. 32.Commencement.

    4. 33.Short title

    1. Schedule

      Disclosure powers

      1. Part 1 Restoration of disclosure powers

        1. 1.Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

        2. 2.Criminal Justice Act 1987

        3. 3.Consumer Protection Act 1987

        4. 4.Environmental Protection Act 1990

        5. 5.Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

      2. Part 2 Consequential amendments

        1. 6.In consequence of paragraphs 1 to 5 omit paragraphs 1...

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