PECR – The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2426) – Regulation 31 – Information Commission’s enforcement powers
(1) Schedule 1 provides for certain provisions of Parts 5 to 7 of the Data Protection Act 2018 to apply with modifications for the purposes of enforcing these Regulations.
(2) In regulations 32 and 33, “enforcement functions” means the functions of the Information [F3Commission] under those provisions, as applied by that Schedule.]
Amended text
This Regulation is shown as amended by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025; 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. 31 substituted (5.2.2026) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 115(5), 142(1); S.I. 2026/82, reg. 2(y) (with regs. 8-11)
- F2 Word in reg. 31 heading 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)(g)(i); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c)
- F3 Word in reg. 31(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)(g)(ii); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c)
https://pecr.digiphile.law/article/article-31.html
Text as at 5 November 2026.
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