The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003

S.I. 2003/2426 · Made 18 September 2003 · Extends to United Kingdom

Contents

1. 1Citation and commencement
2. 2Interpretation
3. 3Revocation of the Telecommunications (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 1999
4. 4Relationship between these Regulations and the data protection legislation
5. 5Security of public electronic communications services
6. 5APersonal data breach
7. 5BPersonal data breach: audit Repealed
8. 5CPersonal data breach: enforcement
9. 6Storing information in the terminal equipment of a subscriber or user
10. 6APower to provide exceptions to regulation 6(1)
11. 7Restrictions on the processing of certain traffic data
12. 8Further provisions relating to the processing of traffic data under regulation 7
13. 9Itemised billing and privacy
14. 10Prevention of calling line identification – outgoing calls
15. 11Prevention of calling or connected line identification – incoming calls
16. 12Publication of information for the purposes of regulations 10 and 11
17. 13Co-operation of communications providers for the purposes of regulations 10 and 11
18. 14Restrictions on the processing of location data
19. 15Tracing of malicious or nuisance calls
20. 16Emergency calls
21. 16AEmergency alerts
22. 17Termination of automatic call forwarding
23. 18Directories of subscribers
24. 19Use of automated calling systems
25. 20Use of facsimile machines for direct marketing purposes
26. 21Calls for direct marketing purposes
27. 21ACalls for direct marketing of claims management services
28. 21BCalls for direct marketing in relation to pension schemes
29. 22Use of electronic mail for direct marketing purposes
30. 23Use of electronic mail for direct marketing purposes where the identity or address of the sender is concealed
31. 24Information to be provided for the purposes of regulations 19 to 21A
32. 25Register to be kept for the purposes of regulation 20
33. 26Register to be kept for the purposes of regulation 21
34. 27Modification of contracts
35. 28National security
36. 29Legal requirements, law enforcement etc.
37. 29ARegulation 29A
38. 30Proceedings for compensation for failure to comply with requirements of the Regulations
39. 31Information Commission’s enforcement powers
40. 31AEnforcement: third party information notices Repealed
41. 31BEnforcement: appeals Repealed
42. 32Request that the Commission exercise ... enforcement functions
43. 32ACodes of conduct
44. 32BAccreditation of bodies monitoring compliance with codes of conduct
45. 32CEffect of codes of conduct
46. 33Technical advice to the Commission
47. 34Amendment to the Telecommunications (Lawful Business Practice) (Interception of Communications) Regulations 2000
48. 35Amendment to the Electronic Communications (Universal Service) Order 2003
49. 36Transitional provisions
50. 37Review of implementation
51. Signature
52. Schedule A1: Storing information in the terminal equipment of a subscriber or user
53. 1Interpretation
54. 2Consent
55. 3Transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network
56. 4Storage or access strictly necessary to provide an information society service
57. 5Collecting information for statistical purposes
58. 6Website appearance etc
59. 7Emergency assistance
60. Schedule 1: Information Commission’s enforcement powers
61. 1Provisions applied for enforcement purposes
62. 2General modification of references to the Data Protection Act 2018
63. 3Modification of section 142 (information notices)
64. 4Modification of section 143 (information notices: restrictions)
65. 5Modification of section 145 (information orders)
66. 6Modification of section 146 (assessment notices)
67. 7Modification of section 146A (assessment notices: approval of person to prepare report)
68. 8Modification of section 147 (assessment notices: restrictions)
69. 9Modification of section 148A (interview notices)
70. 10Modification of section 148B (interview notices: restrictions)
71. 11Modification of section 149 (enforcement notices)
72. 12Modification of section 150 (enforcement notices: supplementary)
73. 13Modification of section 152 (enforcement notices: restrictions)
74. 14Modification of Schedule 15 (powers of entry and inspection)
75. 15Modification of section 155 (penalty notices)
76. 16Modification of Schedule 16 (penalties)
77. 17Modification of section 156 (penalty notices: restrictions)
78. 18Modification of section 157 (maximum amount of penalty)
79. 19Modification of section 159 (amount of penalties: supplementary)
80. 20Modification of section 160 (guidance)
81. 21Modification of section 162 (rights of appeal)
82. 22Modification of section 163 (determination of appeals)
83. 23Modification of section 180 (jurisdiction)
84. 24Modification of section 181 (interpretation of Part 6)
85. 25Modification of section 182 (regulations and consultation)
86. 26Modification of section 196 (penalties for offences)
87. 27Modification of section 200 (guidance about PACE codes of practice)
88. 28Modification of section 202 (proceedings in the First-tier Tribunal: contempt)
89. 29Modification of section 203 (tribunal procedure rules)
90. 30Interpretation
91. Schedule 2: Transitional provisions
92. Part: Interpretation
93. 1Paragraph 1
94. Part: Directories
95. 2Paragraph 2
96. Part: Notifications
97. 3Paragraph 3
98. Part: Registers kept under regulations 25 and 26
99. 4Paragraph 4
100. Part: References in these Regulations to OFCOM
101. 5Paragraph 5
102. Explanatory note