Section 3 — Duration of bulk personal dataset warrants

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

This version in force from 2024-10-14

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) In section 213 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (duration of warrants), in subsection (2)(b), for “6 months” substitute “12 months”.

(2) The amendment made by subsection (1) has effect only in relation to a warrant that is issued or renewed under Part 7 of that Act on or after the day on which this section comes into force.

(3) In subsection (2) “warrant” has the same meaning as in section 213(2)(b) of that Act.