Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024 overview
Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024 — full text by section
Consolidated text as published on legislation.gov.uk, snapshot 2026-08-24. Read the Act on legislation.gov.uk
33 sections. Default extent: E+W+S+N.I..
- s.1Requirement for authorisation
- s.2Low or no reasonable expectation of privacy
- s.3Duration of bulk personal dataset warrants
- s.4Agency head functions
- s.5Third party bulk personal datasets
- s.6Minor and consequential amendments
- s.7Deputy Investigatory Powers Commissioners
- s.8Delegation of functions
- s.9Temporary Judicial Commissioners
- s.10Main functions of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner
- s.11Personal data breaches
- s.12Offence of unlawfully obtaining communications data
- s.13Meaning of “communications data”: subscriber details
- s.14Powers to obtain communications data
- s.15Internet connection records
- s.16Powers to require retention of certain data
- s.17Extra-territorial enforcement of retention notices etc
- s.18Review of notices by the Secretary of State
- s.19Meaning of “telecommunications operator” etc
- s.20Renewal of notices
- s.21Notification of proposed changes to telecommunications services etc
- s.22Interception and examination of communications: Members of Parliament etc
- s.23Equipment interference: Members of Parliament etc
- s.24Issue of equipment interference warrants
- s.25Modification of equipment interference warrants
- s.26Issue of targeted examination warrants to intelligence services
- s.27Bulk equipment interference: safeguards for confidential journalistic material etc
- s.28Exclusion of matters from legal proceedings etc: exceptions
- s.29Freedom of information: bodies dealing with security matters
- s.30Power to make consequential provision
- s.31Extent
- s.32Commencement.
- s.33Short title