{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016-commencement-no-7-and-transitional-and-saving-provisions-regulations-2018/regulation-8",
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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/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Transitional provision regarding bulk personal datasets",
  "text": "(1) Until 22nd February 2019, subsections (1) and (2) of section 200 (requirement for authorisation by warrant) do not apply in relation to a bulk personal dataset which is retained by an intelligence service immediately before 22nd August 2018.\n(2) Paragraph (1) does not prevent—\n(a) the making of an application for, or the issue of, a specific BPD warrant authorising the retention, or retention and examination, of a bulk personal dataset which is retained by an intelligence service immediately before 22nd August 2018;\n(b) the making of an application for, or the issue of, a class BPD warrant authorising the retention, or retention and examination, of bulk personal datasets of a class including a bulk personal dataset which is retained by an intelligence service immediately before 22nd August 2018;\n(c) the making of an application for, or the giving of, a direction under section 225 in relation to a bulk personal dataset which is retained by an intelligence service immediately before 22nd August 2018.\n(3) Paragraph (1) ceases to apply, in relation to a bulk personal dataset which is retained by an intelligence service immediately before 22nd August 2018, where at any time before 22nd February 2019 the Secretary of State issues—\n(a) a specific BPD warrant authorising the retention, or retention and examination, of that dataset, or\n(b) a class BPD warrant authorising the retention, or retention and examination, of bulk personal datasets of a class including that dataset.",
  "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/8",
    "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."
}