1 Overview of Act
Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (2016 c 25) | Legislation

Part 1 General Privacy Protections

Overview and General Privacy Duties

1  Overview of Act

(1)     This Act sets out the extent to which certain investigatory powers may be used to interfere with privacy.

(2)     This Part imposes certain duties in relation to privacy and contains other protections for privacy.

(3)     These other protections include offences and penalties in relation to—

(a)     the unlawful interception of communications, and

(b)     the unlawful obtaining of communications data.

(4)     This Part also abolishes and restricts various general powers to obtain communications data and restricts the circumstances

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