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The following provisions of the 2016 Act come into force on 13th February 2017—

a

section 1 (overview of Act);

b

section 227 (Investigatory Powers Commissioner and other Judicial Commissioners);

c

section 228 (terms and conditions of appointment);

d

section 229(6) and (7) (requirement that a Judicial Commissioner must not act in certain ways);

e

the definition of “police force” in section 229(9) (definitions in section 229) and section 60(1) for the purpose of the definition of “police force” in section 229(9);

f

section 230 (additional directed oversight functions);

g

section 232 (additional functions under this Part);

h

section 233(1) (functions under other Parts and other enactments) so far as it relates to functions exercisable by virtue of any other Part of the 2016 Act;

i

section 234(1), (2)(g) to (i) and (3) to (9) (annual and other reports);

j

section 235(1) to (4) and (7) (investigation and information powers);

k

section 237 (information gateway);

l

section 238 (funding, staff and facilities etc.), other than subsection (6)(b) and (c);

m

section 239 (power to modify functions);

n

section 241 (codes of practice);

o

section 246 (Technology Advisory Panel);

p

section 247 (members of the Panel);

q

section 250 (power to develop compliance systems etc.);

r

section 251 (amendments of the Intelligence Services Act 1994);

s

section 253(3) to (6) (regulations specifying obligations that may be imposed by a technical capability notice);

t

Schedule 7 (codes of practice).