
2009 No. 859
Electronic Communications
The Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2009  (revoked)
Made 2nd April 2009
Coming into force 6th April 2009
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Citation and commencement
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Interpretation
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Communications data to which these Regulations apply
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Obligation to retain communications data
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The retention period
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Data protection and data security
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Access to retained data
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Storage requirements for retained data
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Statistics
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Data retained by another communications provider
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Reimbursement of expenses of compliance
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Revocation
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SCHEDULE
COMMUNICATIONS DATA TO BE RETAINED
Regulation 4
PART 1 FIXED NETWORK TELEPHONY
Data necessary to trace and identify the source of a communication
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Data necessary to identify the destination of a communication
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Data necessary to identify the date, time and duration of a communication
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Data necessary to identify the type of communication
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PART 2 MOBILE TELEPHONY
Data necessary to trace and identify the source of a communication
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Data necessary to identify the destination of a communication
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Data necessary to identify the date, time and duration of a communication
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Data necessary to identify the type of communication
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Data necessary to identify users' communication equipment (or what purports to be their equipment)
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Data necessary to identify the location of mobile communication equipment
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PART 3 INTERNET ACCESS, INTERNET E-MAIL OR INTERNET TELEPHONY
Data necessary to trace and identify the source of a communication
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Data necessary to identify the destination of a communication
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Data necessary to identify the date, time and duration of a communication
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Data necessary to identify the type of communication
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Data necessary to identify users' communication equipment (or what purports to be their equipment)
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