{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016-commencement-no-8-and-transitional-and-saving-provisions-regulations-2018/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016-commencement-no-8-and-transitional-and-saving-provisions-regulations-2018/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2018/940",
  "legislation_title": "The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016-commencement-no-8-and-transitional-and-saving-provisions-regulations-2018",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Provisions coming into force on 26th September 2018",
  "text": "The following provisions of the 2016 Act come into force on 26th September 2018—\n(a) section 9 (restriction on requesting interception by overseas authorities), so far as not already in force;\n(b) section 10 (restriction on requesting assistance under mutual assistance agreements etc.), so far as not already in force;\n(c) section 35 (persons who may make modifications), so far as not already in force;\n(d) section 58 (section 57: meaning of “excepted disclosure”), so far as not already in force;\n(e) in section 231(9) (definition of “relevant error”), paragraph (a) to the extent that it applies to an error by a public authority relating to interception, so far as not already in force for that purpose;\n(f) section 248 (combination of warrants and authorisations) for the purpose of the provisions of Schedule 8 coming into force in accordance with paragraph (g) of this regulation;\n(g) in Schedule 8—\n(i) paragraphs 3 and 5 to 7, so far as not already in force;\n(ii) paragraphs 24 and 26 (certain rules in the Police Act 1997 and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000 not applying to combined warrants);\n(h) in Schedule 10, paragraph 45 (repeal of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of RIPA) so far as it omits section 1 of RIPA (unlawful interception) so far as not already omitted, and section 271(1) so far as it relates to that paragraph.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 10 was amended by S.I. 2017/730."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1997 c. 50."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "2000 asp 11."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/940/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:54:33.730070+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."
}