PECR – The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2426) – Regulation 32 – Request that the Commission exercise ... enforcement functions
Where it is alleged that there has been a contravention of any of the requirements of these Regulations either OFCOM or a person aggrieved by the alleged contravention may request the [F3Commission] to exercise [F4its] enforcement functions in respect of that contravention, but those functions shall be exercisable by the [F3Commission] whether or not [F5it] has been so requested.
Amended text
This Regulation is shown as amended by 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 Word in reg. 32 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(5)(a)(i); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c)
- F2 Word in reg. 32 heading omitted (30.9.2026) by virtue of 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(5)(a)(ii); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c)
- F3 Word in reg. 32 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(5)(b); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c)
- F4 Word in reg. 32 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(5)(c); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c)
- F5 Word in reg. 32 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(5)(d); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c)
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Text as at 5 November 2026.
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