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The Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015

S.I. 2015/929 · Made 24 March 2015

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Made 24th March 2015

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(2) of the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014f1, makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

2014 c. 27.

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Appointed Day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015.

2Appointed Day

Section 1(6) of the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 comes into force on 13th April 2015.

Signature

James Brokenshire

Minister of State

Home Office

24th March 2015

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force section 1(6) of the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (c. 27) (“the 2014 Act”). That section provides that data retained in accordance with a notice under section 1 of the 2014 Act may only be disclosed in accordance with Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, a court order or warrant, or as provided for in regulations. All other sections of the 2014 Act came into force upon Royal Assent. Regulations 8(1) and 15(2) and (3) of the Data Retention Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2042), made under the 2014 Act, come into force on the same day as section 1(6).