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Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024

2024 c. 9 · Enacted 25 April 2024 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to amend the Investigatory Powers Act 2016; to make provision about information supplied by, or relating to, the Judicial Commissioners; and for connected purposes.

[25th April 2024]

Be it enacted by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Part 1: Bulk personal datasets
  2. Low or no reasonable expectation of privacy
  3. 1Requirement for authorisation
  4. 2Low or no reasonable expectation of privacy
  5. Bulk personal dataset warrants
  6. 3Duration of bulk personal dataset warrants
  7. 4Agency head functions
  8. Third party bulk personal datasets
  9. 5Third party bulk personal datasets
  10. Minor and consequential amendments
  11. 6Minor and consequential amendments
  12. Part 2: Oversight arrangements
  13. 7Deputy Investigatory Powers Commissioners
  14. 8Delegation of functions
  15. 9Temporary Judicial Commissioners
  16. 10Main functions of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner
  17. 11Personal data breaches
  18. Part 3: Communications data etc
  19. Communications data
  20. 12Offence of unlawfully obtaining communications data
  21. 13Meaning of “communications data”: subscriber details
  22. 14Powers to obtain communications data
  23. Internet connection records
  24. 15Internet connection records
  25. Part 4: Notices
  26. Retention notices
  27. 16Powers to require retention of certain data
  28. 17Extra-territorial enforcement of retention notices etc
  29. Retention, national security and technical capability notices
  30. 18Review of notices by the Secretary of State
  31. 19Meaning of “telecommunications operator” etc
  32. 20Renewal of notices
  33. Notification of proposed changes to telecommunications services etc
  34. 21Notification of proposed changes to telecommunications services etc
  35. Part 5: Miscellaneous
  36. Members of Parliament etc
  37. 22Interception and examination of communications: Members of Parliament etc
  38. 23Equipment interference: Members of Parliament etc
  39. Equipment interference
  40. 24Issue of equipment interference warrants
  41. 25Modification of equipment interference warrants
  42. 26Issue of targeted examination warrants to intelligence services
  43. 27Bulk equipment interference: safeguards for confidential journalistic material etc
  44. Exclusion of matters from legal proceedings etc: exceptions
  45. 28Exclusion of matters from legal proceedings etc: exceptions
  46. Freedom of information
  47. 29Freedom of information: bodies dealing with security matters
  48. Part 6: General
  49. 30Power to make consequential provision
  50. 31Extent
  51. 32Commencement.
  52. 33Short title
  53. Schedule: Disclosure powers
  54. Part 1: Restoration of disclosure powers
  55. 1Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
  56. 2Criminal Justice Act 1987
  57. 3Consumer Protection Act 1987
  58. 4Environmental Protection Act 1990
  59. 5Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
  60. Part 2: Consequential amendments
  61. 6Paragraph 6