Investigatory Powers Act 2016, section 253 - Technical capability notices

Publisher

The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk)

URL

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/25/section/253

Published

2026-10-01

Updated

unknown

Accessed

2026-10-02

HTTP status

200

License

Open Government Licence v3.0; OGL permits reuse with attribution; short excerpts used

Source notes citing this source

• Under UK Investigatory Powers Act 2016 section 253, the Secretary of State may give a relevant telecommunications operator a technical capability notice to ensure it can give assistance with warrants and authorisations under the Act. in context
• A UK technical capability notice may include obligations for the operator to remove electronic protection that the operator itself applied to communications or data. in context

Cite this source record

APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, October 1). Investigatory Powers Act 2016, section 253 - Technical capability notices. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/sources/legislation-gov-uk-ipa-2016-s253

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-legislation-gov-uk-ipa-2016-s253,
  title  = {Investigatory Powers Act 2016, section 253 - Technical capability notices},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/sources/legislation-gov-uk-ipa-2016-s253},
  note   = {The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk), accessed 2026-10-02}
}