These Regulations amend the Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) Regulations 2002 (“the Income Regulations”), the Tax Credits (Claims and Notification) Regulations 2002 (“the Claims Regulations”), the Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 2002 (“the Entitlement Regulations”) and the Childcare Payments Regulations 2015 (“the Childcare Regulations”).
Link: The Tax Credits and Childcare (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk
Section 3 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25) (“the Act”) makes it an offence if a person intentionally intercepts a communication in the course of its transmission by means of a telecommunication system without lawful authority. Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Act provides a number of ways in which the interception of communications may have lawful authority. They include section 46(1) of the Act, which gives the Secretary of State the power to make regulations authorising conduct which appears to the Secretary of State to constitute a legitimate practice reasonably required for the purpose, in connection with the carrying on of any relevant activities, of the monitoring or keeping a record of certain communications. “Relevant activities” are defined in section 46(4) of the Act, and include any business.
Link: The Investigatory Powers (Interception by Businesses etc. for Monitoring and Record-keeping Purposes) Regulations 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk
These Regulations bring into force five codes of practice issued under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 7 to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25) (“the Act”). The codes of practice come into force on the day on which these Regulations come into force.
Link: The Investigatory Powers (Codes of Practice) Regulations 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk
Section 90(1) of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25) (“the Act”) provides that a person to whom a retention notice has been given may refer that notice back to the Secretary of State for review. Section 257(1) of the Act similarly makes provision that a person to whom a national security notice or technical capability notice has been given may refer that notice to the Secretary of State for review. Regulation 2 sets out the period within which, and the circumstances in which, a person given such a notice may refer it back to the Secretary of State for review. Regulation 3 provides for the membership of the Technical Advisory Board (the Board) which must be consulted by the Secretary of State before deciding a review.
Link: The Investigatory Powers (Review of Notices and Technical Advisory Board) Regulations 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk
These Regulations set out the obligations which may be contained in a technical capability notice given by the Secretary of State under section 253 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25). A technical capability notice imposes obligations on a relevant operator in order to ensure that the operator has the capability to provide assistance in relation to interception warrants, equipment interference warrants, or warrants or authorisations for the obtaining of communications data. A “relevant operator” means a postal operator, a telecommunications operator, or a person who is proposing to become either.
Link: The Investigatory Powers (Technical Capability) Regulations 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk
This Order amends the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/177).
Link: The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk
Link: The M6 Toll Motorway (Coleshill) (Temporary Restriction and Prohibition of Traffic) Order 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk
These Regulations amend the Child Trust Funds Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1450). They provide for the annual limit on subscriptions to be increased from £4,128 to £4,260 (regulation 3).
Link: The Child Trust Funds (Amendment) Regulations 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk
These Regulations make provision about excepted disclosures in relation to statistical information.
Link: The Investigatory Powers (Disclosure of Statistical Information) Regulations 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk
These Regulations amend the Individual Savings Account Regulations 1998 (S.I.1998/1870). They provide for the annual limit on subscriptions to a junior ISA account to be increased from £4,128 to £4,260 (regulation 4). They provide for amendments to requirements relating to returns of information by an account manager (regulations 3 and 5), an extension of time for the payment by an account manager of a withdrawal charge (regulation 6(a)) and for the manner of payments to be made to the Board (regulation 6(b)).
Link: The Individual Savings Account (Amendment) Regulations 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk
