Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Investigatory Powers (Codes of Practice and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2018.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), this Order comes into force on the 21st day after the day on which it is made.

(3) Article 6 comes into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made.

(4) In this Order—

“the Act” means the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000;

“the 2010 Order” means the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Directed Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources) Order 2010(1).