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).