The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation and commencement

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Revocation of the Telecommunications (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 1999

5. 4. Relationship between these Regulations and the data protection legislation

6. 5. Security of public electronic communications services

7. 5A. Personal data breach

8. 5B. Personal data breach: audit

9. 5C. Personal data breach: enforcement

10. 6. Storing information in the terminal equipment of a subscriber or user

11. 6A. Power to provide exceptions to regulation 6(1)

12. 7. Restrictions on the processing of certain traffic data

13. 8. Further provisions relating to the processing of traffic data under regulation 7

14. 9. Itemised billing and privacy

15. 10. Prevention of calling line identification – outgoing calls

16. 11. Prevention of calling or connected line identification – incoming calls

17. 12. Publication of information for the purposes of regulations 10 and 11

18. 13. Co-operation of communications providers for the purposes of regulations 10 and 11

19. 14. Restrictions on the processing of location data

20. 15. Tracing of malicious or nuisance calls

21. 16. Emergency calls

22. 16A. Emergency alerts

23. 17. Termination of automatic call forwarding

24. 18. Directories of subscribers

25. 19. Use of automated calling systems

26. 20. Use of facsimile machines for direct marketing purposes

27. 21. Calls for direct marketing purposes

28. 21A. Calls for direct marketing of claims management services

29. 21B. Calls for direct marketing in relation to pension schemes

30. 22. Use of electronic mail for direct marketing purposes

31. 23. Use of electronic mail for direct marketing purposes where the identity or address of the sender is concealed

32. 24. Information to be provided for the purposes of regulations 19 to 21A

33. 25. Register to be kept for the purposes of regulation 20

34. 26. Register to be kept for the purposes of regulation 21

35. 27. Modification of contracts

36. 28. National security

37. 29. Legal requirements, law enforcement etc.

38. 29A. (1) Where regulations 28 and 29 apply, communications providers must...

39. 30. Proceedings for compensation for failure to comply with requirements of the Regulations

40. 31. Information Commissioner’s enforcement powers

41. 31A. Enforcement: third party information notices

42. 31B. Enforcement: appeals

43. 32. Request that the Commissioner exercise his enforcement functions

44. 32A. Codes of conduct

45. 32B. Accreditation of bodies monitoring compliance with codes of conduct

46. 32C. Effect of codes of conduct

47. 33. Technical advice to the Commissioner

48. 34. Amendment to the Telecommunications (Lawful Business Practice) (Interception of Communications) Regulations 2000

49. 35. Amendment to the Electronic Communications (Universal Service) Order 2003

50. 36. Transitional provisions

51. 37. Review of implementation

52. Signature

53. 1. Schedule A1

       Storing information in the terminal equipment of a subscriber or user

       1. 1. Interpretation

       2. 2. Consent

       3. 3. Transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network

       4. 4. Storage or access strictly necessary to provide an information society service

       5. 5. Collecting information for statistical purposes

       6. 6. Website appearance etc

       7. 7. Emergency assistance

    2. SCHEDULE 1

       Information Commissioner’s enforcement powers

       1. 1. Provisions applied for enforcement purposes

       2. 2. General modification of references to the Data Protection Act 2018

       3. 3. Modification of section 142 (information notices)

       4. 4. Modification of section 143 (information notices: restrictions)

       5. 5. Modification of section 145 (information orders)

       6. 6. Modification of section 146 (assessment notices)

       7. 7. Modification of section 146A (assessment notices: approval of person to prepare report)

       8. 8. Modification of section 147 (assessment notices: restrictions)

       9. 9. Modification of section 148A (interview notices)

       10. 10. Modification of section 148B (interview notices: restrictions)

       11. 11. Modification of section 149 (enforcement notices)

       12. 12. Modification of section 150 (enforcement notices: supplementary)

       13. 13. Modification of section 152 (enforcement notices: restrictions)

       14. 14. Modification of Schedule 15 (powers of entry and inspection)

       15. 15. Modification of section 155 (penalty notices)

       16. 16. Modification of Schedule 16 (penalties)

       17. 17. Modification of section 156 (penalty notices: restrictions)

       18. 18. Modification of section 157 (maximum amount of penalty)

       19. 19. Modification of section 159 (amount of penalties: supplementary)

       20. 20. Modification of section 160 (guidance)

       21. 21. Modification of section 162 (rights of appeal)

       22. 22. Modification of section 163 (determination of appeals)

       23. 23. Modification of section 180 (jurisdiction)

       24. 24. Modification of section 181 (interpretation of Part 6)

       25. 25. Modification of section 182 (regulations and consultation)

       26. 26. Modification of section 196 (penalties for offences)

       27. 27. Modification of section 200 (guidance about PACE codes of practice)

       28. 28. Modification of section 202 (proceedings in the First-tier Tribunal: contempt)

       29. 29. Modification of section 203 (tribunal procedure rules)

       30. 30. Interpretation

    3. SCHEDULE 2

       Transitional provisions

       1. Interpretation

          1. 1. In this Schedule “the 1999 Regulations” means the Telecommunications (Data...

       2. Directories

          1. 2. (1) Regulation 18 of these Regulations shall not apply in...

       3. Notifications

          1. 3. (1) A notification of consent given to a caller by...

       4. Registers kept under regulations 25 and 26

          1. 4. (1) A notification given by a subscriber pursuant to regulation...

       5. References in these Regulations to OFCOM

          1. 5. In relation to times before an order made under section...

54. Explanatory Note