# The Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024, Regulation 2: Provisions coming into force on 14th October 2024


The following provisions of the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024 come into force on 14th October 2024—
(a) section 1 (requirement for authorisation);
(b) section 2 (low or no reasonable expectation of privacy);
(c) section 3 (duration of bulk personal dataset warrants);
(d) section 4 (agency head functions);
(e) section 5 (third party bulk personal datasets), other than the insertion into the 2016 Act of sections 226F and 226FA;
(f) section 6 (minor and consequential amendments);
(g) section 7 (deputy investigatory powers commissioners);
(h) section 8 (delegation of functions);
(i) section 9 (temporary judicial commissioners);
(j) section 10 (main functions of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner);
(k) section 11 (personal data breaches);
(l) section 12 (offence of unlawfully obtaining communications data);
(m) section 13 (meaning of “communications data”: subscriber details);
(n) section 14 (powers to obtain communications data);
(o) section 15 (internet connection records);
(p) section 16 (powers to require retention of certain data);
(q) section 17 (extra-territorial enforcement of retention notices etc);
(r) section 19 (meaning of “telecommunications operator” etc);
(s) section 20 (renewal of notices);
(t) section 22 (interception and examination of communications: Members of Parliament etc);
(u) section 23 (equipment interference: Members of Parliament etc);
(v) section 24 (issue of equipment interference warrants);
(w) section 25 (modification of equipment interference warrants);
(x) section 26 (issue of targeted examination warrants to intelligence services);
(y) section 27 (bulk equipment interference: safeguards for journalistic material etc);
(z) section 28 (exclusion of matters from legal proceedings etc: exceptions);
(aa) section 29 (freedom of information: bodies dealing with security matters);
(bb) the Schedule (disclosure powers).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1021/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-amendment-act-2024-commencement-no-1-and-transitional-provisions-regulations-2024/regulation-2
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