2025 No. 722 (C. 31)
The Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2025
Made 18th June 2025
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 32(2) of the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 20241
1 Citation and extent¶ 1
These Regulations may be cited as the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2025.
2
These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
2 Provisions coming into force on 20th June 2025¶ The following provisions of the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024 come into force on 20th June 2025—
a
section 18 (review of notices by the Secretary of State);
b
section 21 (notification of proposed changes to telecommunications services etc).
Dan Jarvis
Minister of State
Home Office
18th June 2025
Explanatory Note¶
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are the third commencement regulations made under the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024 (c. 9) (“the 2024 Act ”) which itself amends the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25) . These Regulations commence the remaining two provisions of the 2024 Act.
Regulation 2 commences provisions relating to review of notices by the Secretary of State (section 18); and notification of proposed changes to telecommunications services etc (section 21).
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.
NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT Regulations¶
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The following provisions of the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024 have been brought into force by commencement Regulations made before the date of these Regulations.
Provision Date of Commencement S.I. No. sections 1 to 4 14.10.2024 2024/1021 section 5 (partially) 14.10.2024 2024/1021 section 5 (remainder) 25.04.2025 2025/501 sections 6 to 17 14.10.2024 2024/1021 sections 19 and 20 14.10.2024 2024/1021 sections 22 to 29 14.10.2024 2024/1021 the Schedule 14.10.2024 2024/1021