2018 No. 1246 (C. 89)
Investigatory Powers

The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Commencement No. 9) Regulations 2018

Made
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 272(1) of the Investigatory Powers Act 20161.

Citation and interpretation1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Commencement No. 9) Regulations 2018.

(2)

In these Regulations “the 2016 Act” means the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.

Provisions coming into force on 28th November 20182.

The following provisions of the 2016 Act come into force on 28th November 2018—

(a)

in section 106 (power to issue warrants to law enforcement officers)—

(i)

subsection (1) for the purpose of the law enforcement chief deciding to issue a warrant but not for the purpose of the issuing of a warrant;

(ii)

subsection (2);

(iii)

subsections (3) and (4) for the purpose of the law enforcement chief, or appropriate delegate, deciding to issue a warrant but not for the purpose of the issuing of a warrant;

(iv)

subsections (5) to (14);

(b)

section 107 (restriction on issue of warrants to certain law enforcement officers);

(c)

section 108 (approval of warrants by Judicial Commissioners) so far as not already in force;

(d)

section 111 (members of Parliament etc.) so far as not already in force;

(e)

section 115 (requirements that must be met by warrants) so far as not already in force;

(f)

section 129 (safeguards relating to retention and disclosure of material) so far as not already in force;

(g)

section 248 (combination of warrants and authorisations) for the purpose of the provisions of Schedule 8 coming into force in accordance with paragraph (i) of this regulation;

(h)

Schedule 6 (issue of warrants under section 106 etc: table);

(i)

in Schedule 8 (combination of warrants and authorisations), paragraphs 11 and 12 (combined warrants that may be issued by certain law enforcement chiefs) for the purpose of the law enforcement chief deciding to issue a warrant but not for the purpose of the issuing of a warrant.

Provisions coming into force on 5th December 20183.

The following provisions of the 2016 Act come into force on 5th December 2018—

(a)

section 106 so far as not already in force;

(b)

section 117 (renewal of warrants) so far as not already in force;

(c)

section 123 (modification of warrants issued by law enforcement chiefs);

(d)

section 124 (approval of modifications under section 123 in urgent cases);

(e)

section 125 (cancellation of warrants) so far as not already in force;

(f)

section 128 (duty of telecommunications operators to assist with implementation) so far as not already in force;

(g)

in section 231(9) (definition of “relevant error”), paragraph (a) to the extent that it applies to an error by a public authority relating to equipment interference, so far as not already in force for that purpose;

(h)

in section 243(1) (functions of the Tribunal in relation to this Act etc.), paragraphs (d) and (e);

(i)

section 248 so far as not already in force;

(j)

section 271(1) (Schedule 10: minor and consequential provision) so far as relating to the provisions coming into force in accordance with paragraph (l) of this regulation;

(k)

Schedule 8, so far as not already in force;

(l)

in Schedule 10 (minor and consequential provision)—

(i)

paragraph 66 (amendment of Schedule 2 to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 20002);

(ii)

paragraph 68 (amendment of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 20003);

(iii)

paragraph 70 (amendment of the Crime and Courts Act 20134).

Provision coming into force on 16th January 20194.

Section 14 of the 2016 Act (restriction on use of section 93 of the Police Act 19975) comes into force on 16th January 2019.
Ben Wallace
Minister of State
Home Office
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Regulation 2 brings into force, on 28th November 2018, the power of law enforcement chiefs to decide to issue equipment interference warrants and the function of Judicial Commissioners to approve those decisions.

Regulation 3 brings into force, on 5th December 2018, the provisions necessary for equipment interference warrants to be issued by law enforcement chiefs.

Regulation 4 brings into force, on 16th January 2019, the prohibition such that law enforcement agencies may not make applications for property interference authorisations under section 93 of the Police Act 1997 (c. 50) where the purpose of the interference is to obtain communications, private information or equipment data, if the applicant considers the conduct constitutes an offence under sections 1 to 3A of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (c. 18) and the conduct can be authorised under an equipment interference warrant.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The following provisions of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25) have been brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I.No.

Section 1

13.02.17

Section 2 (partially)

30.12.16

2016/1233

Section 2 (partially)

12.03.18

2018/341

Section 2 (partially)

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 2 (partially)

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 2 (partially)

25.07.18

2018/873

Section 2 (partially)

22.08.18

2018/873

Section 3

27.06.18

2018/652

Sections 4 to 6

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 7

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 8

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 9 (partially)

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 9 (remainder)

26.09.18

2018/940

Section 10(1) and (2) (partially)

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 10(3) (partially)

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 10(3) (remainder)

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 10 (remainder)

26.09.18

2018/940

Section 13

08.08.18

2018/652

Section 15(6) (partially)

01.09.17

2017/859

Section 15 (remainder)

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 16(4) to (6) (partially)

01.09.17

2017/859

Section 16 (remainder)

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 17

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 18 (partially)

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 18 (remainder)

30.08.18

2018/940

Section 19 (partially)

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 19 (remainder)

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 20

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 21 (partially)

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 21 (remainder)

30.08.18

2018/940

Section 22

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 23

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 24

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 25

27.06.18

2018/652

Sections 26 to 31

31.05.18

2018/652

Sections 32 to 34

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 35 (partially)

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 35 (remainder)

26.09.18

2018/940

Sections 36 to 39

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 40 (partially)

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 40 (remainder)

27.06.18

2018/652

Sections 41 to 52

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 53

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 54

31.05.18

2018/652

Sections 55 to 57

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 58 (partially)

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 58 (remainder)

26.09.18

2018/940

Section 59

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 60(1) (partially)

13.02.17

2017/137

Section 60 (remainder)

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 61(7) (partially)

30.12.16

2016/1233

Section 87, except subsection (1)(b)

30.12.16

2016/1233

Section 87 (remainder)

01.11.18

2018/873

Section 88

30.12.16

2016/1233

Section 89

01.11.18

2018/873

Section 90(13)

30.12.16

2016/1233

Section 90 (remainder)

01.11.18

2018/873

Section 91

01.11.18

2018/873

Section 92

30.12.16

2016/1233

Section 93

30.12.16

2016/1233

Section 94 (partially)

30.12.16

2016/1233

Section 94 (remainder)

01.11.18

2018/873

Section 95

30.12.16

2016/1233

Section 96

01.11.18

2018/873

Section 97

30.12.16

2016/1233

Section 98

30.12.16

2016/1233

Sections 99 to 101

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 102(1) to (3) (partially)

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 102(1) to (3) (remainder)

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 102(4) (partially)

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 102(4) (partially)

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 102(5) to (9)

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 103 (partially)

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 103 (remainder)

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 104 (partially)

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 104 (remainder)

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 105

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 108 (partially)

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 109

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 110

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 111 (partially)

31.05.18

2018/652

Sections 112 to 114

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 115 (partially)

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 116

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 117 (partially)

27.06.18

2018/652

Sections 118 to 122

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 125 (partially)

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 126

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 127

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 128 (partially)

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 129 (partially)

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 130

31.05.18

2018/652

Sections 131 to 134

27.06.18

2018/652

Sections 135 to 137

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 138 (partially)

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 138 (remainder)

27.06.18

2018/652

Sections 139 to 142

31.05.18

2018/652

Sections 143 to 149

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 150

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 151

31.05.18

2018/652

Sections 152 to 156

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 157

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 158 (partially)

25.07.18

2018/873

Section 158 (remainder)

22.08.18

2018/873

Sections 159 to 161

25.07.18

2018/873

Sections 162 to 170

22.08.18

2018/873

Sections 171 and 172

25.07.18

2018/873

Sections 173 and 174

22.08.18

2018/873

Section 175

25.07.18

2018/873

Section 176

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 177

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 178 (partially)

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 178 (remainder)

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 179

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 180

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 181

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 182

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 183

31.05.18

2018/652

Sections 184 to 190

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 191

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 192

31.05.18

2018/652

Sections 193 to 197

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 198

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 199 (partially)

01.09.17

2017/859

Section 199 (remainder)

25.07.18

2018/873

Section 200(3)

25.07.18

2018/873

Section 200 (remainder)

22.08.18

2018/873

Section 201

22.08.18

2018/873

Section 202

25.07.18

2018/873

Section 203

25.07.18

2018/873

Section 204 (partially)

25.07.18

2018/873

Section 204 (remainder)

22.08.18

2018/873

Section 205 (partially)

25.07.18

2018/873

Section 205 (remainder)

22.08.18

2018/873

Sections 206 to 208

25.07.18

2018/873

Sections 209 and 210

22.08.18

2018/873

Sections 211 and 212

25.07.18

2018/873

Sections 213 to 220

22.08.18

2018/873

Section 221

25.07.18

2018/873

Sections 222 to 224

22.08.18

2018/873

Section 225 (partially)

25.07.18

2018/873

Section 225 (remainder)

22.08.18

2018/873

Section 226

25.07.18

2018/873

Section 229 (partially)

13.02.17

2017/137

Section 229 (partially)

01.09.17

2017/859

Section 229 (partially)

12.03.18

2018/341

Section 229 (partially)

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 229 (partially)

22.08.18

2018/873

Section 229 (partially)

01.11.18

2018/873

Section 230

13.02.17

2017/137

Section 231(1) to (8)

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 231(9) (partially)

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 231(9) (partially)

22.08.18

2018/873

Section 231(9) (partially)

01.11.18

2018/873

Section 231(9) (partially)

26.09.18

2018/940

Section 232

13.02.17

2017/137

Section 233(1) (partially)

13.02.17

2017/137

Section 233 (remainder)

01.09.17

2017/859

Section 234 (partially)

13.02.17

2017/137

Section 234 (partially)

01.09.17

2017/859

Section 234 (partially)

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 234 (remainder)

22.08.18

2018/873

Section 235(1) to (4)

13.02.17

2017/137

Section 235(5)

01.09.17

2017/859

Section 235(7)

13.02.17

2017/137

Section 235 (remainder)

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 236

01.09.17

2017/859

Section 237

13.02.17

2017/137

Section 238, except subsection (6)(b) and (c)

13.02.17

2017/137

Section 238 (remainder)

25.07.18

2018/873

Section 239

13.02.17

2017/137

Section 240

01.09.17

2017/859

Section 241

13.02.17

2017/137

Section 243 (partially)

12.03.18

2018/341

Section 243 (partially)

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 243 (partially)

22.08.18

2018/873

Section 243 (partially)

30.08.18

2018/940

Section 243 (partially)

01.11.18

2018/873

Section 244

30.12.16

2016/1233

Section 245

12.03.18

2018/341

Section 246

13.02.17

2017/137

Section 247

13.02.17

2017/137

Section 248 (partially)

31.05.18

2018/652

Section 248 (partially)

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 248 (partially)

30.08.18

2018/940

Section 248 (partially)

26.09.18

2018/940

Section 249 (partially)

30.12.16

2016/1233

Section 249 (partially)

12.03.18

2018/341

Section 249 (remainder)

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 250

13.02.17

2017/137

Section 251

13.02.17

2017/137

Section 252

12.03.18

2018/341

Section 253(3) to (6)

13.02.17

2017/137

Section 253 (remainder)

12.03.18

2018/341

Sections 254 to 258

12.03.18

2018/341

Section 259

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 270 (partially)

30.12.16

2016/1233

Section 270 (partially)

25.07.18

2018/873

Section 270 (partially)

30.08.18

2018/940

Section 271 (partially)

30.12.16

2016/1233

Section 271 (partially)

12.03.18

2018/341

Section 271 (partially)

27.06.18

2018/652

Section 271 (partially)

08.08.18

2018/652

Section 271 (partially)

22.08.18

2018/873

Section 271 (partially)

30.08.18

2018/940

Section 271 (partially)

26.09.18

2018/940

Section 271 (partially)

01.11.18

2018/873

Schedule 1

27.06.18

2018/652

Schedule 3

27.06.18

2018/652

Schedule 7

13.02.17

2017/137

Schedule 8, paragraphs 1 and 2 (partially)

31.05.18

2018/652

Schedule 8, paragraphs 1 and 2 (remainder)

06.07.18

2018/817

Schedule 8, paragraph 3 (partially)

30.08.18

2018/940

Schedule 8, paragraph 3 (remainder)

26.09.18

2018/940

Schedule 8, paragraph 4 (partially)

31.05.18

2018/652

Schedule 8, paragraph 4 (remainder)

06.07.18

2018/817

Schedule 8, paragraphs 5 to 7 (partially)

30.08.18

2018/940

Schedule 8, paragraphs 5 to 7 (remainder)

26.09.18

2018/940

Schedule 8, paragraphs 8, 9, 10, 13 and 14 (partially)

31.05.18

2018/652

Schedule 8, paragraphs 8, 9, 10, 13 and 14 (remainder)

06.07.18

2018/817

Schedule 8, paragraph 15

31.05.18

2018/652

Schedule 8, paragraph 16 (partially)

31.05.18

2018/652

Schedule 8, paragraph 16 (remainder)

27.06.18

2018/652

Schedule 8, paragraphs 17 to 19

31.05.18

2018/652

Schedule 8, paragraphs 20 to 23 (partially)

31.05.18

2018/652

Schedule 8, paragraphs 20 to 23 (remainder)

27.06.18

2018/652

Schedule 8, paragraph 24

26.09.18

2018/940

Schedule 8, paragraph 25

27.06.18

2018/652

Schedule 8, paragraph 26

26.09.18

2018/940

Schedule 8, paragraphs 27 to 32

27.06.18

2018/652

Schedule 8, paragraph 33

31.05.18

2018/652

Schedule 9, paragraph 1

27.06.18

2018/652

Schedule 9, paragraphs 3 to 5

30.12.16

2016/1233

Schedule 9, paragraph 6

25.07.18

2018/873

Schedule 9, paragraph 7

30.08.18

2018/940

Schedule 9, paragraphs 8 and 9

30.12.16

2016/1233

Schedule 9, paragraph 10

27.06.18

2018/652

Schedule 10, paragraphs 1 to 4

27.06.18

2018/652

Schedule 10, paragraph 5

27.12.18

2018/940

Schedule 10, paragraph 6 (partially)

27.06.18

2018/652

Schedule 10, paragraph 6 (partially)

27.12.18

2018/940

Schedule 10, paragraphs 7 to 35

27.06.18

2018/652

Schedule 10, paragraph 36

27.12.18

2018/940

Schedule 10, paragraph 37

27.06.18

2018/652

Schedule 10, paragraph 38

27.12.18

2018/940

Schedule 10, paragraph 39

27.06.18

2018/652

Schedule 10, paragraph 40

27.12.18

2018/940

Schedule 10, paragraphs 41 to 44

27.06.18

2018/652

Schedule 10, paragraph 45 (partially)

12.03.18

2018/341

Schedule 10, paragraph 45 (partially)

27.06.18

2018/652

Schedule 10, paragraph 45 (partially)

08.08.18

2018/652

Schedule 10, paragraph 45 (partially)

26.09.18

2018/940

Schedule 10, paragraph 45 (partially)

07.11.18

2018/940

Schedule 10, paragraph 45 (remainder)

27.12.18

2018/940

Schedule 10, paragraph 46

30.08.18

2018/940

Schedule 10, paragraph 47

27.12.18

2018/940

Schedule 10, paragraph 48

12.03.18

2018/341

Schedule 10, paragraph 49

27.12.18

2018/940

Schedule 10, paragraphs 50 to 52

27.06.18

2018/652

Schedule 10, paragraph 62

01.11.18

2018/873

Schedule 10, paragraph 63

30.12.16

2016/1233

Schedule 10, paragraphs 64 and 65

27.06.18

2018/652

Schedule 10, paragraphs 67, 69 and 71 to 98

01.09.17

2017/859

Schedule 10, paragraph 99 (partially)

12.03.18

2018/341

Schedule 10, paragraph 99 (remainder)

22.08.18

2018/873

Schedule 10, paragraph 100

12.03.18

2018/341

Schedule 10, paragraphs 101(1) and (2)

27.06.18

2018/652

Schedule 10, Part 8 (partially)

30.12.16

2016/1233

Schedule 10, Part 8 (partially)

22.08.18

2018/873

Schedule 10, Part 8 (partially)

30.08.18

2018/940

Schedule 10, Part 8 (partially)

07.11.18

2018/940

Schedule 10, Part 8 (partially)

27.12.18

2018/940