# The Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2015, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
These Regulations specify commencement dates for certain provisions of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (c. 6) (“the Act”).
Regulation 2 brings into force section 22(10) of the Act, which repeals section 124 (authority to carry) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (“the 2002 Act”). This provision will be repealed on the same day that the new authority to carry scheme and civil penalties regulations made under sections 23 and 24 of the Act come into force, replacing the scheme and civil penalties regulations made under the 2002 Act.
Regulation 3 brings into force section 21 of the Act, which amends the definition of ‘relevant communications data’ in section 2 of the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 to include data which may be used to identify the internet protocol address, or other identifier, belonging to the sender or recipient of a communication. The Secretary of State may give a notice to a communications service provider requiring the retention of relevant communications data.
Regulation 4 specifies the commencement date for those provisions of Part 5 of the Act which are not already in force. Part 5 imposes a duty on specified authorities listed in Schedule 6 to the Act, when exercising their functions, to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism. However, regulation 4 does not bring the duty into force insofar as it is expressed to apply to those specified authorities which are proprietors or governing bodies of the further and higher education institutions to which section 31 of the Act is expressed to apply.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/956/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/counter-terrorism-and-security-act-2015-commencement-no-1-regulations-2015/note
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