http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2426/contents/madePrivacy and data protectionCommunicationThe Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament2011-07-04ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS These Regulations implement Articles 2, 4, 5(3), 6 to 13, 15 and 16 of Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic communications) (“the Directive”). The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 1Citation and commencement 2Interpretation 3Revocation of the Telecommunications (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 1999 4Relationship between these Regulations and the Data Protection Act 1998 5Security of public electronic communications services 6Confidentiality of communications 7Restrictions on the processing of certain traffic data 8Further provisions relating to the processing of traffic data under regulation 7 9Itemised billing and privacy 10Prevention of calling line identification – outgoing calls 11Prevention of calling or connected line identification – incoming calls 12Publication of information for the purposes of regulations 10 and 11 13Co-operation of communications providers for the purposes of regulations 10 and 11 14Restrictions on the processing of location data 15Tracing of malicious or nuisance calls 16Emergency calls 17Termination of automatic call forwarding 18Directories of subscribers 19Use of automated calling systems 20Use of facsimile machines for direct marketing purposes 21Unsolicited calls for direct marketing purposes 22Use of electronic mail for direct marketing purposes 23Use of electronic mail for direct marketing purposes where the identity or address of the sender is concealed 24Information to be provided for the purposes of regulations 19, 20 and 21 25Register to be kept for the purposes of regulation 20 26Register to be kept for the purposes of regulation 21 27Modification of contracts 28National security 29Legal requirements, law enforcement etc. 30Proceedings for compensation for failure to comply with requirements of the Regulations 31Enforcement – extension of Part V of the Data Protection Act 1998 32Request that the Commissioner exercise his enforcement functions 33Technical advice to the Commissioner 34Amendment to the Telecommunications (Lawful Business Practice) (Interception of Communications) Regulations 2000 35Amendment to the Electronic Communications (Universal Service) Order 2003 36Transitional provisions SCHEDULE 1Modifications for the purposes of these Regulations to Part V of the Data Protection Act 1998 and Schedules 6 and 9 to that Act as extended by Regulation 311In section 40— (a) in subsection (1), for the words...2In section 41(1) and (2), for the words “data protection...3Section 42 shall be omitted. 4In section 43— (a) for subsections (1) and (2) there...5Sections 44, 45 and 46 shall be omitted. 6In section 47— (a) in subsection (1), for the words...7In section 48— (a) in subsections (1) and (3), for...8In section 49 subsection (5) shall be omitted. 9In paragraph 4(1) of Schedule (6), for the words “(2)...10In paragraph 1 of Schedule 9— (a) for subparagraph (1)(a)...11In paragraph 9 of Schedule 9— (a) in subparagraph (1)(a)... SCHEDULE 2Transitional provisionsInterpretation1In this Schedule “the 1999 Regulations” means the Telecommunications (Data...Directories2(1) Regulation 18 of these Regulations shall not apply in...Notifications3(1) A notification of consent given to a caller by...Registers kept under regulations 25 and 264(1) A notification given by a subscriber pursuant to regulation...References in these Regulations to OFCOM5In relation to times before an order made under section... 2003 No. 2426 Made 18th September 2003 Laid before Parliament 18th September 2003 Coming into force 11th December 2003 The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in respect of matters relating to electronic communications, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by that section, hereby makes the following Regulations: S.I. 2001/3495. 1972 c. 68.