IT Regulatory Compliance in the UK

CHAPTER 6: PRIVACY AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS REGULATIONS 2003

These regulations came into force on 11 December 2003 and superseded the earlier Telecommunications (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 1999. The Information Commissioner is responsible for enforcing them and there is a section on his website⁷ dealing with these regulations.

The regulations cover use, by telecommunication network and service providers, and individuals, of any publicly available electronic communications network for direct marketing purposes, and any unsolicited direct marketing activity by telephone, fax, electronic mail (which includes text/video/picture messaging, SMS and email) and by automated telephone calling systems.

The key right conferred both on ...