PECR – The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2426) – Regulation 29A

Regulations

Regulation 29A

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(1) Where regulations 28 and 29 apply, communications providers must establish and maintain internal procedures for responding to requests for access to users’ personal data.

(2) Communications providers shall on demand provide the Information Commissioner with information about—

(a)
those procedures;
(b)
the number of requests received;
(c)
the legal justification for the request; and
(d)
the communications provider’s response.]

Amendment in force, not yet in the text

The following amendment(s) to this Regulation are now in force, but legislation.gov.uk had not incorporated them in the text in force on 19 September 2026 that this page reproduces, so the text above does not yet show them:

reg. 29A(2): words substituted by S.I. 2026/386, Sch. 3, para. 6(3), para. 6(4)(f); commencement: reg. 1(2)

Note: S.I. 2026/386 came into force on 30 September 2026 (reg. 1(2)), when section 119 of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 was fully brought into force by S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2.

Annotations

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 29A inserted (26.5.2011) by The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1208), regs. 1(1), 10

https://pecr.digiphile.law/article/article-29A.html

Text as at 19 September 2026.

This is an unofficial convenience version of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (PECR). It is presented “as is” without guarantee of accuracy, completeness or reliability. See the source text for the official version. This site was last updated in September 2026.