PECR – The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2426) – Regulation 32 – Request that the Commissioner exercise his enforcement functions

Regulations

Regulation 32Request that the Commissioner exercise his 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 Commissioner to exercise his enforcement functions in respect of that contravention, but those functions shall be exercisable by the Commissioner whether or not he has been so requested.

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. 32 heading: word substituted by S.I. 2026/386, Sch. 3, para. 6(5)(a)(i) (comes into force when 2025 c. 18, s. 119 is fully brought into force); commencement: reg. 1(2)
reg. 32 heading: word omitted by S.I. 2026/386, Sch. 3, para. 6(5)(a)(ii) (comes into force when 2025 c. 18, s. 119 is fully brought into force); commencement: reg. 1(2)
reg. 32: word substituted by S.I. 2026/386, Sch. 3, para. 6(5)(b) (comes into force when 2025 c. 18, s. 119 is fully brought into force); commencement: reg. 1(2)
reg. 32: word substituted by S.I. 2026/386, Sch. 3, para. 6(5)(c) (comes into force when 2025 c. 18, s. 119 is fully brought into force); commencement: reg. 1(2)
reg. 32: word substituted by S.I. 2026/386, Sch. 3, para. 6(5)(d) (comes into force when 2025 c. 18, s. 119 is fully brought into force); 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.

https://pecr.digiphile.law/article/article-32.html

Text as at 19 September 2026.

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