{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/privacy-and-electronic-communications-ec-directive-regulations-2003/schedule-1/paragraph-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/privacy-and-electronic-communications-ec-directive-regulations-2003/schedule-1/paragraph-1.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2003/2426",
  "legislation_title": "The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/privacy-and-electronic-communications-ec-directive-regulations-2003",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Provisions applied for enforcement purposes",
  "text": "For the purposes of enforcing these Regulations, the following provisions of Parts 5 to 7 of the Data Protection Act 2018 apply with the modifications set out in paragraphs 2 to 29—\nsection 140 (publication by the Commission);\nsection 141A (notices from the Commission);\nsection 142 (information notices);\nsection 143 (information notices: restrictions);\nsection 144 (false statements made in response to an information notice);\nsection 145 (information orders);\nsection 146 (assessment notices);\nsection 146A (assessment notices: approval of person to prepare report);\nsection 147 (assessment notices: restrictions);\nsection 148 (destroying or falsifying information and documents etc);\nsection 148A (interview notices);\nsection 148B (interview notices: restrictions);\nsection 148C (false statements made in response to interview notices);\nsection 149 (enforcement notices);\nsection 150 (enforcement notices: supplementary);\nsection 152 (enforcement notices: restrictions);\nsection 153 (enforcement notices: cancellation and variation);\nsection 154 and Schedule 15 (powers of entry and inspection);\nsection 155 and Schedule 16 (penalty notices);\nsection 156 (penalty notices: restrictions);\nsection 157 (maximum amount of penalty);\nsection 159 (amount of penalties: supplementary);\nsection 160 (guidance about regulatory action);\nsection 161 (approval of first guidance about regulatory action);\nsection 162 (rights of appeal);\nsection 163 (determination of appeals);\nsection 164 (applications in respect of urgent notices);\nsection 180 (jurisdiction);\nsection 181 (interpretation of Part 6);\nsection 182 (regulations and consultation);\nsection 196 (penalties for offences);\nsection 197(1) and (2) (prosecution);\nsection 198 (liability of directors etc);\nsection 200 (guidance about PACE codes of practice);\nsection 202 (proceedings in the First-tier Tribunal: contempt);\nsection 203 (Tribunal Procedure Rules).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 substituted (5.2.2026) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), s. 142(1), Sch. 13; S.I. 2026/82, reg. 2(z14) (with regs. 8-11)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 1 para. 1 substituted (30.9.2026) by The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/386), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 6(3)(4)(j)(ii); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2426/schedule/1/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:58:14.928783+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."
}