(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force the code of practice prepared under section 71 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 relating to the acquisition and disclosure of communications data (as defined by section 21(4) of that Act) under Chapter 2 of Part 1 of that Act. Under section 72(1) of that Act, a person exercising any power or duty in relation to which provisions may be made by a code of practice under section 71 must, in doing so, have regard to the code’s provisions (as far as applicable).
The code of practice will be published by the Stationery Office Limited and copies may be obtained from The Stationery Office Bookshops. It will also be published on the Home Office website at www.homeoffice.gov.uk/ripa/publication-search/ripa-cop/.