Part 4Notices

Retention notices

I116Powers to require retention of certain data

1

Section 87 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (powers to require retention of certain data) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (4)—

a

in the words before paragraph (a), after “data” insert “, other than data which is, or can only be obtained by processing, an internet connection record,”;

b

in paragraph (a), after “provided” insert “(solely or jointly with another person)”;

c

after paragraph (a) insert—

aa

does not relate to a relevant roaming service,

3

After subsection (4) insert—

4A

In subsection (4) “relevant roaming service” means a telecommunications service provided by the system operator under an agreement with a telecommunications operator outside the United Kingdom (the “non-UK operator”) which facilitates the use by persons in the United Kingdom of the system operator’s telecommunication system to access one or more telecommunications services of the non-UK operator.

4

In subsection (11), in the words after paragraph (e)—

a

for “and” substitute “(and”;

b

for “records” substitute “records)”.