{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016-commencement-no-2-and-transitory-provision-regulations-2017/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2017/137",
  "legislation_title": "The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitory Provision) Regulations 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016-commencement-no-2-and-transitory-provision-regulations-2017",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Appointed Day",
  "text": "The following provisions of the 2016 Act come into force on 13th February 2017—\n(a) section 1 (overview of Act);\n(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(d) section 229(6) and (7) (requirement that a Judicial Commissioner must not act in certain ways);\n(e) the definition of “police force” in section 229(9) (definitions in section 229) and section 60(1) for the purpose of the definition of “police force” in section 229(9);\n(f) section 230 (additional directed oversight functions);\n(g) section 232 (additional functions under this Part);\n(h) section 233(1) (functions under other Parts and other enactments) so far as it relates to functions exercisable by virtue of any other Part of the 2016 Act;\n(i) section 234(1), (2)(g) to (i) and (3) to (9) (annual and other reports);\n(j) section 235(1) to (4) and (7) (investigation and information powers);\n(k) section 237 (information gateway);\n(l) section 238 (funding, staff and facilities etc.), other than subsection (6)(b) and (c);\n(m) section 239 (power to modify functions);\n(n) section 241 (codes of practice);\n(o) section 246 (Technology Advisory Panel);\n(p) section 247 (members of the Panel);\n(q) section 250 (power to develop compliance systems etc.);\n(r) section 251 (amendments of the Intelligence Services Act 1994);\n(s) section 253(3) to (6) (regulations specifying obligations that may be imposed by a technical capability notice);\n(t) Schedule 7 (codes of practice).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 2(b)(c) omitted (10.2.2017) by virtue of The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitory Provision) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/143), reg. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 2 in force at made date"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/137/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:15:19.787651+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}