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

Communications data retention provisions coming into force on 1st November 2018

4.  The following provisions of the 2016 Act come into force on 1st November 2018—

(a) sections 87 to 96 (retention of communications data), so far as not already in force;

(b) in section 229, in subsection (8), paragraphs (e) and (f) (exceptions to duty on Judicial Commissioner not to act contrary to public interest), so far as not already in force;

(c) in section 231, in subsection (9), paragraph (a) to the extent that it applies to an error relating to Part 4 of the 2016 Act;

(d) in section 243, in subsection (1), paragraph (i) so far as it inserts paragraph (ba);

(e) paragraph 62 of Schedule 10, and section 271(1) so far as it relates to that paragraph.