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The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003

law · United Kingdom · uksi/2003/2426

334 provisions

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1 Citation and commencement
2 Interpretation
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3 Revocation of the Telecommunications (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 1999
4 Relationship between these Regulations and the data protection legislation
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5 Security of public electronic communications services
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5A Personal data breach
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5B Personal data breach: audit
5C Personal data breach: enforcement
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6 Storing information in the terminal equipment of a subscriber or user
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6A Power to provide exceptions to regulation 6(1)
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7 Restrictions on the processing of certain traffic data
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8 Further provisions relating to the processing of traffic data under regulation 7
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9 Itemised billing and privacy
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10 Prevention of calling line identification – outgoing calls
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11 Prevention of calling or connected line identification – incoming calls
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12 Publication of information for the purposes of regulations 10 and 11
13 Co-operation of communications providers for the purposes of regulations 10 and 11
14 Restrictions on the processing of location data
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15 Tracing of malicious or nuisance calls
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16 Emergency calls
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16A Emergency alerts
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17 Termination of automatic call forwarding
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18 Directories of subscribers
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19 Use of automated calling systems
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20 Use of facsimile machines for direct marketing purposes
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21 Calls for direct marketing purposes
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21A Calls for direct marketing of claims management services
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21B Calls for direct marketing in relation to pension schemes
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22 Use of electronic mail for direct marketing purposes
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23 Use of electronic mail for direct marketing purposes where the identity or address of the sender is concealed
24 Information to be provided for the purposes of regulations 19 to 21A
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25 Register to be kept for the purposes of regulation 20
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26 Register to be kept for the purposes of regulation 21
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27 Modification of contracts
28 National security
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29 Legal requirements, law enforcement etc.
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30 Proceedings for compensation for failure to comply with requirements of the Regulations
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31 Information Commissioner’s enforcement powers
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31A Enforcement: third party information notices
31B Enforcement: appeals
32 Request that the Commissioner exercise his enforcement functions
32A Codes of conduct
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32B Accreditation of bodies monitoring compliance with codes of conduct
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32C Effect of codes of conduct
33 Technical advice to the Commissioner
34 Amendment to the Telecommunications (Lawful Business Practice) (Interception of Communications) Regulations 2000
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35 Amendment to the Electronic Communications (Universal Service) Order 2003
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36 Transitional provisions
37 Review of implementation
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1 Interpretation
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2 Consent
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3 Transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network
4 Storage or access strictly necessary to provide an information society service
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5 Collecting information for statistical purposes
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6 Website appearance etc
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7 Emergency assistance
1 Provisions applied for enforcement purposes
2 General modification of references to the Data Protection Act 2018
3 Modification of section 142 (information notices)
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4 Modification of section 143 (information notices: restrictions)
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5 Modification of section 145 (information orders)
6 Modification of section 146 (assessment notices)
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7 Modification of section 146A (assessment notices: approval of person to prepare report)
8 Modification of section 147 (assessment notices: restrictions)
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9 Modification of section 148A (interview notices)
10 Modification of section 148B (interview notices: restrictions)
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11 Modification of section 149 (enforcement notices)
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12 Modification of section 150 (enforcement notices: supplementary)
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13 Modification of section 152 (enforcement notices: restrictions)
14 Modification of Schedule 15 (powers of entry and inspection)
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15 Modification of section 155 (penalty notices)
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16 Modification of Schedule 16 (penalties)
17 Modification of section 156 (penalty notices: restrictions)
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18 Modification of section 157 (maximum amount of penalty)
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19 Modification of section 159 (amount of penalties: supplementary)
20 Modification of section 160 (guidance)
21 Modification of section 162 (rights of appeal)
22 Modification of section 163 (determination of appeals)
23 Modification of section 180 (jurisdiction)
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24 Modification of section 181 (interpretation of Part 6)
25 Modification of section 182 (regulations and consultation)
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26 Modification of section 196 (penalties for offences)
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27 Modification of section 200 (guidance about PACE codes of practice)
28 Modification of section 202 (proceedings in the First-tier Tribunal: contempt)
29 Modification of section 203 (tribunal procedure rules)
30 Interpretation
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