The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003
1Citation and commencement
2Interpretation
3Revocation of the Telecommunications (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 1999
4Relationship between these Regulations and the Data Protection Act 1998
5Security of public electronic communications services
6Confidentiality of communications
7Restrictions on the processing of certain traffic data
8Further provisions relating to the processing of traffic data under regulation 7
9Itemised billing and privacy
10Prevention of calling line identification – outgoing calls
11Prevention of calling or connected line identification – incoming calls
12Publication of information for the purposes of regulations 10 and 11
13Co-operation of communications providers for the purposes of regulations 10 and 11
14Restrictions on the processing of location data
15Tracing of malicious or nuisance calls
16Emergency calls
17Termination of automatic call forwarding
18Directories of subscribers
19Use of automated calling systems
20Use of facsimile machines for direct marketing purposes
21Unsolicited calls for direct marketing purposes
22Use of electronic mail for direct marketing purposes
23Use of electronic mail for direct marketing purposes where the identity or address of the sender is concealed
24Information to be provided for the purposes of regulations 19, 20 and 21
25Register to be kept for the purposes of regulation 20
26Register to be kept for the purposes of regulation 21
27Modification of contracts
28National security
29Legal requirements, law enforcement etc.
30Proceedings for compensation for failure to comply with requirements of the Regulations
31Enforcement – extension of Part V of the Data Protection Act 1998
32Request that the Commissioner exercise his enforcement functions
33Technical advice to the Commissioner
34Amendment to the Telecommunications (Lawful Business Practice) (Interception of Communications) Regulations 2000
35Amendment to the Electronic Communications (Universal Service) Order 2003
36Transitional provisions
SCHEDULE 1Modifications for the purposes of these Regulations to Part V of the Data Protection Act 1998 and Schedules 6 and 9 to that Act as extended by Regulation 31
1In section 40— (a) in subsection (1), for the words...
2In section 41(1) and (2), for the words “data protection...
3Section 42 shall be omitted.
4In section 43— (a) for subsections (1) and (2) there...
5Sections 44, 45 and 46 shall be omitted.
6In section 47— (a) in subsection (1), for the words...
7In section 48— (a) in subsections (1) and (3), for...
8In section 49 subsection (5) shall be omitted.
9In paragraph 4(1) of Schedule (6), for the words “(2)...
10In paragraph 1 of Schedule 9— (a) for subparagraph (1)(a)...
11In paragraph 9 of Schedule 9— (a) in subparagraph (1)(a)...
SCHEDULE 2Transitional provisions
Interpretation
1In this Schedule “the 1999 Regulations” means the Telecommunications (Data...
Directories
2(1) Regulation 18 of these Regulations shall not apply in...
Notifications
3(1) A notification of consent given to a caller by...
Registers kept under regulations 25 and 26
4(1) A notification given by a subscriber pursuant to regulation...
References in these Regulations to OFCOM
5In relation to times before an order made under section...

2003 No. 2426

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 in respect of matters relating to electronic communications, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by that section, hereby makes the following Regulations: