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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

F11 Powers for retention of relevant communications data subject to safeguards

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F12 Section 1: supplementary

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Investigatory powers

F13 Grounds for issuing warrants and obtaining data

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F14 Extra-territoriality in Part 1 of RIPA

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F15 Meaning of “telecommunications service”

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F16 Half-yearly reports by the Interception of Communications Commissioner

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F17 Review of investigatory powers and their regulation

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Final provisions

F28 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)

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F1Ss. 1-7 repealed (31.12.2016) by Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (c. 27) , s. 8(3)repealed
F1Ss. 1-7 repealed (31.12.2016) by Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (c. 27) , s. 8(3)repealed
F1Ss. 1-7 repealed (31.12.2016) by Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (c. 27) , s. 8(3)repealed
F1Ss. 1-7 repealed (31.12.2016) by Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (c. 27) , s. 8(3)repealed
F1Ss. 1-7 repealed (31.12.2016) by Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (c. 27) , s. 8(3)repealed
F1Ss. 1-7 repealed (31.12.2016) by Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (c. 27) , s. 8(3)repealed
F1Ss. 1-7 repealed (31.12.2016) by Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (c. 27) , s. 8(3)repealed
F2S. 8 omitted (27.6.2018) by virtue of Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25) , s. 272(1) , Sch. 10 para. 34 (with Sch. 9 paras. 7 , 8 , 10 ); S.I. 2018/652 , reg. 12(g)(iii)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
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  • The Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (2015/929)
  • The Data Retention Regulations 2014 (2014/2042)

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