PECR – The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2426) – Regulation 37 – Review of implementation
Regulations
Regulation 37[F1Review of implementation
(1) Before the end of each review period, the Secretary of State must—
- (a)carry out a review of the [F2implementing provisions];
- (b)set out the conclusions of the review in a report; and
- (c)publish the report.
(1A) [F3 “The implementing provisions” means the provisions contained in or made under an Act that were relied on by the United Kingdom immediately before exit day to implement the Directive, so far as those provisions remain in force.]
(2) F4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3) The report must in particular—
- (a)set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the [F5implementing provisions];
- (b)assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved; and
- (c)assess whether those objectives remain appropriate and, if so, the extent to which they could be achieved with a system that imposes less regulation.
(4) “Review period” means—
- (a)the period of five years beginning with the 26th May 2011; and
- (b)subject to paragraph (5), each successive period of 5 years.
(5) If a report under this regulation is published before the last day of the review period to which it relates, the following review period is to being with the day on which that report is published.]
Signature
Stephen Timms,
Minister of State for Energy, E-Commerce and Postal Services,
Department of Trade and Industry
Minister of State for Energy, E-Commerce and Postal Services,
Department of Trade and Industry
Annotations
Textual Amendments
- F1 Reg. 37 inserted (26.5.2011) by The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1208), regs. 1(1), 13
- F2 Words in reg. 37(1)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Electronic Communications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/919), regs. 1(2), 3(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F3 Reg. 37(1A) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Electronic Communications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/919), regs. 1(2), 3(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F4 Reg. 37(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electronic Communications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/919), regs. 1(2), 3(4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F5 Words in reg. 37(3)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Electronic Communications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/919), regs. 1(2), 3(5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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Text as at 19 September 2026.
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