{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016-commencement-no-7-and-transitional-and-saving-provisions-regulations-2018/regulation-9",
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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/9",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Further transitional provision regarding bulk personal datasets",
  "text": "(1) Paragraphs (3) to (5) apply in relation to a set of information which is—\n(a) retained by an intelligence service immediately before 22nd August 2018, or\n(b) acquired by an intelligence service under a warrant or other authorisation listed in paragraph (2) which is in force immediately before 22nd August 2018.\n(2) The warrants or other authorisations are—\n(a) a warrant issued under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000;\n(b) an interception authorisation given under section 49 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006;\n(c) a warrant issued under section 5 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994;\n(d) an authorisation given under section 7 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994;\n(e) a direction given under section 94 of the 1984 Act.\n(3) Section 201 (exceptions to section 200(1) or (2)) has effect as if the reference in subsection (1) to a warrant or other authorisation issued or given under this Act included a reference to—\n(a) a warrant issued under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000;\n(b) an interception authorisation given under section 49 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006;\n(c) a warrant issued under section 5 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994;\n(d) an authorisation given under section 7 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994;\n(e) a direction given under section 94 of the 1984 Act.\n(4) Section 220 (initial examinations: time limits) has effect as if the reference in subsection (1) to a warrant or other authorisation issued or given under this Act included a reference to—\n(a) a warrant issued under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000;\n(b) an interception authorisation given under section 49 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006;\n(c) a warrant issued under section 5 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994;\n(d) an authorisation given under section 7 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994;\n(e) a direction given under section 94 of the 1984 Act.\n(5) Section 225 has effect as if the reference in subsection (1) to a warrant or other authorisation given under this Act included a reference to—\n(a) a warrant issued under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000;\n(b) an interception authorisation given under section 49 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006;\n(c) a warrant issued under section 5 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994;\n(d) an authorisation given under section 7 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 23."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2006 c. 36."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 5 was amended by section 2 of the Security Service Act 1996 (c. 35), section 74(1) and (2) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and section 251(3) of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Section 7 was amended by section 74(3) of and Schedule 5 to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, section 116(1) and (2) of the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (c. 24) and section 31(5) and (6) of the Terrorism Act 2006."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/873/regulation/9",
    "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."
}