SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2Abolition of disclosure powers
Consumer Protection Act 1987
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In section 29 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 (powers of search etc.), at end, insert—
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The officer may not exercise a power under this section to secure the disclosure by a telecommunications operator or postal operator of communications data without the consent of the operator.
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In subsection (8) “communications data”, “postal operator” and “telecommunications operator” have the same meanings as in the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (see sections 261 and 262 of that Act).