PART 1GENERAL AND COMMENCEMENT

Bulk provisions coming into force on 31st May 20185

The following provisions of Part 6 (bulk warrants) come into force on 31st May 2018—

a

section 136 (bulk interception warrants);

b

section 137 (obtaining secondary data);

c

section 138 (power to issue bulk interception warrants) for the purpose of the Secretary of State deciding to issue a bulk interception warrant but not for the purpose of the issuing of such a warrant;

d

section 139 (additional requirements in respect of warrants affecting overseas operators);

e

section 140 (approval of warrants by Judicial Commissioners);

f

section 141 (decisions to issue warrants to be taken personally by the Secretary of State);

g

section 142 (requirements that must be met by warrants);

h

section 150 (safeguards relating to retention and disclosure of material);

i

section 151 (safeguards relating to disclosure of material overseas);

j

section 157 (Chapter 1: interpretation);

k

section 176 (bulk equipment interference warrants: general);

l

section 177 (meaning of “equipment data”);

m

section 178 (power to issue bulk equipment interference warrants), for the purpose of the Secretary of State deciding to issue a bulk equipment interference warrant but not for the purpose of the issuing of such a warrant;

n

section 179 (approval of warrants by Judicial Commissioners);

o

section 182 (decisions to issue warrants to be taken personally by Secretary of State);

p

section 183 (requirements that must be met by warrants);

q

section 191 (safeguards relating to retention and disclosure of material);

r

section 192 (safeguards relating to disclosure of material overseas);

s

section 198 (Chapter 3: interpretation).