Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014

2014 CHAPTER 27

An Act to make provision, in consequence of a declaration of invalidity made by the Court of Justice of the European Union in relation to Directive 2006/24/EC, about the retention of certain communications data; to amend the grounds for issuing interception warrants, or granting or giving certain authorisations or notices, under Part 1 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000; to make provision about the extra-territorial application of that Part and about the meaning of “telecommunications service” for the purposes of that Act; to make provision about additional reports by the Interception of Communications Commissioner; to make provision about a review of the operation and regulation of investigatory powers; and for connected purposes.

[17th July 2014]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Retention of relevant communications data U.K.

F1 1Powers for retention of relevant communications data subject to safeguards U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 1-7 repealed (31.12.2016) by Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (c. 27), s. 8(3)

F1 2Section 1: supplementary U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 1-7 repealed (31.12.2016) by Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (c. 27), s. 8(3)

Investigatory powers U.K.

F1 3Grounds for issuing warrants and obtaining data U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 1-7 repealed (31.12.2016) by Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (c. 27), s. 8(3)

F1 4Extra-territoriality in Part 1 of RIPA U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 1-7 repealed (31.12.2016) by Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (c. 27), s. 8(3)

F1 5Meaning of “telecommunications service” U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 1-7 repealed (31.12.2016) by Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (c. 27), s. 8(3)

F1 6Half-yearly reports by the Interception of Communications Commissioner U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 1-7 repealed (31.12.2016) by Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (c. 27), s. 8(3)

F1 7Review of investigatory powers and their regulation U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 1-7 repealed (31.12.2016) by Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (c. 27), s. 8(3)

Final provisions U.K.

F2 8Commencement, duration, extent and short title U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F2 S. 8 omitted (27.6.2018) by virtue of Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25), s. 272(1), Sch. 10 para. 34 (with Sch. 9 paras. 7, 8, 10); S.I. 2018/652, reg. 12(g)(iii)