Appointed Day2
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).