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 [F2Commission] 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.]
Amended text
This Regulation is shown as amended by S.I. 2011/1208; S.I. 2026/386 (see the annotations below), as incorporated in the text in force on 5 November 2026 as published on legislation.gov.uk.
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
- F2 Word in reg. 29A(2) substituted (30.9.2026) by The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/386), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 6(3)(4)(f); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c)
https://pecr.digiphile.law/article/article-29A.html
Text as at 5 November 2026.
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