The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2018

Provisions coming into force on 25th July 2018

2.  The following provisions of the 2016 Act come into force on 25th July 2018—

(a) section 2 (general duties in relation to privacy) so far as it applies to decisions relating to—

(i) Chapter 2 of Part 6;

(ii) Part 7, except decisions whether—

(aa) to approve the use of criteria under section 222;

(bb) to give an authorisation under section 219(3)(b);

(cc) to approve a decision to give an authorisation under section 219(3)(b);

(b) section 158 (power to issue bulk acquisition warrants) for the purpose of the Secretary of State deciding to issue a bulk acquisition warrant, but not for the purpose of the issuing of such a warrant;

(c) section 159 (approval of warrants by Judicial Commissioners);

(d) section 160 (decisions to issue warrants to be taken personally by Secretary of State);

(e) section 161 (requirements that must be met by warrants);

(f) section 171 (safeguards relating to the retention and disclosure of data);

(g) section 172 (safeguards relating to examination of data);

(h) section 175 (Chapter 2: interpretation);

(i) section 199 (bulk personal datasets: interpretation), so far as not already in force;

(j) section 200(3) (types of BPD warrants);

(k) section 202 (restriction on use of class BPD warrants);

(l) section 203 (meaning of “protected data”);

(m) section 204 (class BPD warrants), for the purpose of an application for a class BPD warrant and the Secretary of State deciding to issue such a warrant, but not for the purpose of the issuing of such a warrant;

(n) section 205 (specific BPD warrants), for the purpose of an application for a specific BPD warrant and the Secretary of State deciding to issue such a warrant, but not for the purpose of the issuing of such a warrant;

(o) section 206 (additional safeguards for health records);

(p) section 207 (protected data: power to impose conditions);

(q) section 208 (approval of warrants by Judicial Commissioners);

(r) section 211 (decisions to issue warrants to be taken personally by Secretary of State);

(s) section 212 (requirements that must be met by warrants);

(t) section 221 (safeguards relating to examination of bulk personal datasets);

(u) section 225 (application of Part to bulk personal datasets obtained under this Act), for the purpose of the Secretary of State deciding to give a direction and a Judicial Commissioner giving approval, but not for the purpose of the giving of such a direction;

(v) section 226 (Part 7: interpretation);

(w) section 238 (funding, staff and facilities etc.), so far as not already in force;

(x) paragraph 6 of Schedule 9 (definitions of “other relevant crime” and “serious crime”), and section 270(1) so far as it relates to that paragraph.