Statutory Instruments
INVESTIGATORY POWERS
Made
26th July 2007
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 83(2) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000(1), the Secretary of State makes the following Order:—
1. This Order may be cited as the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2007.
2. The following provisions of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 shall come into force on 1st October 2007.
(a)Part 3 (sections 49 to 56, together with Schedule 2(2));
(b)section 57(2)(c) and (d)(ii);
(c)section 58(1)(i);
(d)section 59(2)(b) to the extent that it is not already in force;
(e)section 62(1)(b) and (c);
(f)section 65(3)(c), (5)(e), (8)(d) and (e), and (10);
(g)section 68(7)(m) and, in respect of paragraph (m), (n);
(h)sections 71 and 72, to the extent that they relate to Part 3.
Tony McNulty
Minister of State
Home Office
26th July 2007
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 1st October 2007 Part 3 (sections 49 to 56 and Schedule 2) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 which relates to the investigation of protected electronic information. It also commences those parts of Part 4 of the Act which relate to the scrutiny of the powers in Part 3 and to the issue and effect of codes of practice.
(This note is not part of the Order)
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter 1 of Part 1 (except section 1(3)) | 02.10.00 | 2000/2543 |
| Section 1(3) | 24.10.00 | 2000/2543 |
| Section 21(4) (partially) | 02.10.00 | 2000/2543 |
| Chapter 2 of Part 1 | 05.01.04 | 2003/3140 |
| Part 2 | 25.09.00 | 2000/2543 |
| Sections 57 to 59 (partially), section 60, sections 65, 67 and 68 (partially), sections 69 and 70, and sections 71 and 72 (partially) | 02.10.00 | 2000/2543 |
| Sections 57, 58, 65 and 68 (partially) | 05.01.04 | 2003/3140 |
| Section 61, section 62 (partially), sections 63 and 64, and sections 71 and 72 (partially) | 25.09.00 | 2000/2543 |
| Section 65 and Schedule 5 (partially and subject to transitional provision) | 02.10.00 | 2000/2543 |
| Sections 71 and 72 (partially) | 13.08.01 | 2001/2727 |
| Sections 73 and 79, and section 82 (partially) | 02.10.00 | 2000/2543 |
| Sections 74 to 78, 80 and 81, and section 82 (partially) | 25.09.00 | 2000/2543 |
| Schedule 1, and Schedules 4 and 5 (partially) | 25.09.00 | 2000/2543 |
| Schedule 3, and Schedules 4 and 5 (partially) | 02.10.00 | 2000/2543 |
| Schedule 4 (partially and subject to transitional provision) | 02.10.00 | 2000/2543 |
Sections 49, 51, 54, 55 and 56 and Schedule 2 have been amended by Schedule 4 to the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c.15). Section 53 has been amended by section 15 of the Terrorism Act 2006 (c. 11).