Statutory Instruments
2018 No. 355
Investigatory Powers
The Investigatory Powers (Codes of Practice) Regulations 2018
Made
8th March 2018
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 4(3) of Schedule 7 to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016( 1 ).
In accordance with paragraph 4(1) of that Schedule, the Secretary of State has prepared and published drafts of the codes of practice brought into force by these Regulations, considered representations made about them and modified the drafts.
In accordance with paragraph 4(2) of that Schedule, the Secretary of State has consulted the Investigatory Powers Commissioner.
In accordance with paragraph 4(4) of that Schedule, a draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
In accordance with paragraph (4)(5) of that Schedule, when a draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament, the codes of practice brought into force by these Regulations were also laid.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Investigatory Powers (Codes of Practice) Regulations 2018 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
Codes of practice
2. The following codes of practice laid before Parliament on 18th December 2017 come into force on the day these Regulations come into force—
(a) the code of practice entitled “Bulk Acquisition of Communications Data”;
(b) the code of practice entitled “Equipment Interference”;
(c) the code of practice entitled “Interception of Communications”;
(d) the code of practice entitled “National Security Notices”, and
(e) the code of practice entitled “Intelligence Services’ Retention and Use of Bulk Personal Datasets”.
Ben Wallace
Minister of State
Home Office
8th March 2018