{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-disclosure-of-statistical-information-regulations-2018/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2018/349",
  "legislation_title": "The Investigatory Powers (Disclosure of Statistical Information) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-disclosure-of-statistical-information-regulations-2018",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“the Act” means the Investigatory Powers Act 2016;\n“relevant warrant” means—\n(a)a warrant under Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Act;\n(b)a warrant under Part 5 of the Act;\n(c)a bulk interception warrant under Chapter 1 of Part 6 of the Act, or\n(d)a bulk equipment interference warrant under Chapter 3 of Part 6 of the Act.\n“user” means—\n(a)in relation to a postal operator, a person to whom the operator provides, or has provided, a postal service, or\n(b)in relation to a telecommunications operator, a person to whom the operator provides, or has provided, a telecommunications service.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/349/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:00:20.991209+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."
}