{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016-commencement-no-7-and-transitional-and-saving-provisions-regulations-2018/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2018/873",
  "legislation_title": "The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016-commencement-no-7-and-transitional-and-saving-provisions-regulations-2018",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Provisions coming into force on 25th July 2018",
  "text": "The following provisions of the 2016 Act come into force on 25th July 2018—\n(a) section 2 (general duties in relation to privacy) so far as it applies to decisions relating to—\n(i) Chapter 2 of Part 6;\n(ii) Part 7, except decisions whether—\n(aa) to approve the use of criteria under section 222;\n(bb) to give an authorisation under section 219(3)(b);\n(cc) to approve a decision to give an authorisation under section 219(3)(b);\n(b) section 158 (power to issue bulk acquisition warrants) for the purpose of the Secretary of State deciding to issue a bulk acquisition warrant, but not for the purpose of the issuing of such a warrant;\n(c) section 159 (approval of warrants by Judicial Commissioners);\n(d) section 160 (decisions to issue warrants to be taken personally by Secretary of State);\n(e) section 161 (requirements that must be met by warrants);\n(f) section 171 (safeguards relating to the retention and disclosure of data);\n(g) section 172 (safeguards relating to examination of data);\n(h) section 175 (Chapter 2: interpretation);\n(i) section 199 (bulk personal datasets: interpretation), so far as not already in force;\n(j) section 200(3) (types of BPD warrants);\n(k) section 202 (restriction on use of class BPD warrants);\n(l) section 203 (meaning of “protected data”);\n(m) section 204 (class BPD warrants), for the purpose of an application for a class BPD warrant and the Secretary of State deciding to issue such a warrant, but not for the purpose of the issuing of such a warrant;\n(n) section 205 (specific BPD warrants), for the purpose of an application for a specific BPD warrant and the Secretary of State deciding to issue such a warrant, but not for the purpose of the issuing of such a warrant;\n(o) section 206 (additional safeguards for health records);\n(p) section 207 (protected data: power to impose conditions);\n(q) section 208 (approval of warrants by Judicial Commissioners);\n(r) section 211 (decisions to issue warrants to be taken personally by Secretary of State);\n(s) section 212 (requirements that must be met by warrants);\n(t) section 221 (safeguards relating to examination of bulk personal datasets);\n(u) section 225 (application of Part to bulk personal datasets obtained under this Act), for the purpose of the Secretary of State deciding to give a direction and a Judicial Commissioner giving approval, but not for the purpose of the giving of such a direction;\n(v) section 226 (Part 7: interpretation);\n(w) section 238 (funding, staff and facilities etc.), so far as not already in force;\n(x) paragraph 6 of Schedule 9 (definitions of “other relevant crime” and “serious crime”), and section 270(1) so far as it relates to that paragraph.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/873/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:55:14.259498+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."
}