Investigatory Powers Act 2016

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The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 is a UK law that consolidates and regulates the surveillance, interception, and data retention powers of British intelligence and law enforcement agencies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom legislation ⓘ
aimsTo consolidate investigatory powers legislation ⓘ
increase transparency of surveillance powers ⓘ
regulate use of investigatory powers ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Snoopers' Charter ⓘ
amends Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 ⓘ
appliesTo intelligence agencies ⓘ
law enforcement agencies ⓘ
postal operators ⓘ
telecommunications operators ⓘ
challengedBy civil liberties groups ⓘ
challengedIn European Court of Human Rights ⓘ
citation 2016 c. 25 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
criticisedFor expansive surveillance powers ⓘ
implications for privacy and civil liberties ⓘ
establishes Investigatory Powers Commissioner ⓘ
Investigatory Powers Tribunal oversight framework ⓘ
Judicial Commissioners ⓘ
governs use of surveillance by GCHQ ⓘ
use of surveillance by MI5 ⓘ
use of surveillance by MI6 ⓘ
introducedAs Investigatory Powers Bill ⓘ
introducedBy Theresa May ⓘ
jurisdiction United Kingdom ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
providesFor bulk acquisition of communications data ⓘ
bulk equipment interference warrants ⓘ
bulk interception warrants ⓘ
retention of communications data ⓘ
warrants for equipment interference ⓘ
warrants for interception ⓘ
region United Kingdom ⓘ
relatedTo Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 ⓘ
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 ⓘ
replaces Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 ⓘ
requires data retention notices to communications providers ⓘ
judicial approval for certain warrants ⓘ
royalAssentDate 2016-11-29 ⓘ
shortName Investigatory Powers Act ⓘ
subjectMatter bulk powers ⓘ
communications data ⓘ
data retention ⓘ
equipment interference ⓘ
interception of communications ⓘ
surveillance ⓘ
yearEnacted 2016 ⓘ

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British intelligence → legalFramework → Investigatory Powers Act 2016 ⓘ
Government Communications Headquarters → legalBasis → Investigatory Powers Act 2016 ⓘ
Information Commissioner’s Office → appliesStatutoryRegulation → Investigatory Powers Act (limited functions) ⓘ
linked to: Investigatory Powers Act 2016
Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office → legalBasis → Investigatory Powers Act 2016 ⓘ
Security Service Act 1989 → relatedTo → Investigatory Powers Act 2016 ⓘ
Investigatory Powers Act 2016 → shortName → Investigatory Powers Act ⓘ
linked to: Investigatory Powers Act 2016
Investigatory Powers Act 2016 → introducedAs → Investigatory Powers Bill ⓘ
linked to: Investigatory Powers Act 2016
Investigatory Powers Act 2016 → alsoKnownAs → Snoopers' Charter ⓘ
linked to: Investigatory Powers Act 2016
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 → replacedBy → Investigatory Powers Act 2016 ⓘ
UK Terrorism Act → relatedTo → Investigatory Powers Act 2016 ⓘ
Judicial Commissioners → legalBasis → Investigatory Powers Act 2016 ⓘ
Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 → repealedBy → Investigatory Powers Act 2016 ⓘ
MI6 → legalBasis → Investigatory Powers Act 2016 ⓘ