LegalizeThe Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015
Made: 24th March 2015
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(2) of the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014[^f00001], makes the following Order:
Citation
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This Order may be cited as the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015.
Appointed Day
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Section 1(6) of the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 comes into force on 13th April 2015.
Signed
James Brokenshire — Minister of State — Home Office — 24th March 2015
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order brings into force section 1(6) of the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (c. 27) (“the 2014 Act”). That section provides that data retained in accordance with a notice under section 1 of the 2014 Act may only be disclosed in accordance with Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, a court order or warrant, or as provided for in regulations. All other sections of the 2014 Act came into force upon Royal Assent. Regulations 8(1) and 15(2) and (3) of the Data Retention Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2042), made under the 2014 Act, come into force on the same day as section 1(6).
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2014 c. 27.
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