PECR – The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2426) – Regulation 33 – Technical advice to the Commissioner

Regulations

Regulation 33Technical advice to the Commissioner

OFCOM shall comply with any reasonable request made by the Commissioner ^F1... for advice on technical and similar matters relating to electronic communications [^F2where the request is made in connection with—

(a)
the Commissioner’s enforcement functions, or
(b)
the Commissioner’s functions under regulation 32A or 32B (codes of conduct).]

Amended text

This Regulation is shown as amended by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), among other instruments (see the annotations below) (commenced provisions as at 19 September 2026, ELI), as incorporated in the text in force on 19 September 2026 as published on legislation.gov.uk.

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. 33 heading: word substituted by S.I. 2026/386, Sch. 3, para. 6(6)(a) (comes into force when 2025 c. 18, s. 119 is fully brought into force); commencement: reg. 1(2)
reg. 33: word substituted by S.I. 2026/386, Sch. 3, para. 6(6)(b)(i) (comes into force when 2025 c. 18, s. 119 is fully brought into force); commencement: reg. 1(2)
reg. 33: words substituted by S.I. 2026/386, Sch. 3, para. 6(6)(b)(ii) (comes into force when 2025 c. 18, s. 119 is fully brought into force); commencement: reg. 1(2)
reg. 33: word substituted by S.I. 2026/386, Sch. 3, para. 6(6)(c) (comes into force when 2025 c. 18, s. 119 is fully brought into force); commencement: reg. 1(2)
reg. 33(a): word substituted by S.I. 2026/386, Sch. 3, para. 6(6)(d) (comes into force when 2025 c. 18, s. 119 is fully brought into force); commencement: reg. 1(2)
reg. 33(b): word substituted by S.I. 2026/386, Sch. 3, para. 6(6)(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.

Annotations

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 33 omitted (5.2.2026) by virtue of Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 116(3)(a), 142(1); S.I. 2026/82, reg. 2(z)
F2 Words in reg. 33 inserted (5.2.2026) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 116(3)(b), 142(1); S.I. 2026/82, reg. 2(z)

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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.