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Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014

2014 CHAPTER 27

An Act to make provision, in consequence of a declaration of invalidity made by the Court of Justice of the European Union in relation to Directive 2006/24/EC , about the retention of certain communications data; to amend the grounds for issuing interception warrants, or granting or giving certain authorisations or notices, under Part 1 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000; to make provision about the extra-territorial application of that Part and about the meaning of “ telecommunications service ” for the purposes of that Act; to make provision about additional reports by the Interception of Communications Commissioner; to make provision about a review of the operation and regulation of investigatory powers; and for connected purposes.

[17th July 2014]

B e it enacted by the Queen'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:—

Retention of relevant communications data

notecase F1 1 Powers for retention of relevant communications data subject to safeguards

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notecase F1 2 Section 1: supplementary

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Investigatory powers

note F1 3 Grounds for issuing warrants and obtaining data

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note F1 4 Extra-territoriality in Part 1 of RIPA

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note F1 5 Meaning of “telecommunications service”

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note F1 6 Half-yearly reports by the Interception of Communications Commissioner

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note F1 7 Review of investigatory powers and their regulation

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Final provisions

note F2 8 Commencement, duration, extent and short title

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Status: Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (2014/27)
Version from: 30 August 2018

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