{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016-commencement-no-5-and-transitional-and-saving-provisions-regulations-2018/regulation-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016-commencement-no-5-and-transitional-and-saving-provisions-regulations-2018/regulation-5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2018/652",
  "legislation_title": "The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016-commencement-no-5-and-transitional-and-saving-provisions-regulations-2018",
  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Bulk provisions coming into force on 31st May 2018",
  "text": "The following provisions of Part 6 (bulk warrants) come into force on 31st May 2018—\n(a) section 136 (bulk interception warrants);\n(b) section 137 (obtaining secondary data);\n(c) section 138 (power to issue bulk interception warrants) for the purpose of the Secretary of State deciding to issue a bulk interception warrant but not for the purpose of the issuing of such a warrant;\n(d) section 139 (additional requirements in respect of warrants affecting overseas operators);\n(e) section 140 (approval of warrants by Judicial Commissioners);\n(f) section 141 (decisions to issue warrants to be taken personally by the Secretary of State);\n(g) section 142 (requirements that must be met by warrants);\n(h) section 150 (safeguards relating to retention and disclosure of material);\n(i) section 151 (safeguards relating to disclosure of material overseas);\n(j) section 157 (Chapter 1: interpretation);\n(k) section 176 (bulk equipment interference warrants: general);\n(l) section 177 (meaning of “equipment data”);\n(m) section 178 (power to issue bulk equipment interference warrants), for the purpose of the Secretary of State deciding to issue a bulk equipment interference warrant but not for the purpose of the issuing of such a warrant;\n(n) section 179 (approval of warrants by Judicial Commissioners);\n(o) section 182 (decisions to issue warrants to be taken personally by Secretary of State);\n(p) section 183 (requirements that must be met by warrants);\n(q) section 191 (safeguards relating to retention and disclosure of material);\n(r) section 192 (safeguards relating to disclosure of material overseas);\n(s) section 198 (Chapter 3: interpretation).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/652/regulation/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:57:22.458103+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."
}