Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 · Schedule A1

7 Emergency assistance

Sch. A1 para. 7 · in force: yes

Captured statutory text (L5)

7 Emergency assistance

Regulation 6(1) does not prevent a person storing information, or gaining access to information stored, in the terminal equipment of a subscriber or user if—

(a)the person receives a communication from the terminal equipment,

(b)the communication is a request from the subscriber or user for emergency assistance or otherwise indicates that the subscriber or user is in need of emergency assistance, and

(c)the sole purpose of the storage or access is to enable the geographical position of the subscriber or user to be ascertained with a view to the emergency assistance being provided.

Full captured verbatim text

Regulation 6(1) does not prevent a person storing information, or gaining access to information stored, in the terminal equipment of a subscriber or user if—

(a) the person receives a communication from the terminal equipment,

(b) the communication is a request from the subscriber or user for emergency assistance or otherwise indicates that the subscriber or user is in need of emergency assistance, and

(c) the sole purpose of the storage or access is to enable the geographical position of the subscriber or user to be ascertained with a view to the emergency assistance being provided.

What this provision means

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Permits terminal storage or access solely to ascertain geographic position upon receiving an emergency assistance request.

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Change history as published

Reg. 5B omitted (5.2.2026) by virtue of Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 115(3), 142(1); S.I. 2026/82, reg. 2(y) (with regs. 8-11)

Reg. 31A omitted (5.2.2026) by virtue of Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 115(6), 142(1); S.I. 2026/82, reg. 2(y) (with regs. 8-11)

Reg. 31B omitted (5.2.2026) by virtue of Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 115(7), 142(1); S.I. 2026/82, reg. 2(y) (with regs. 8-11)

Pending effects amendments not yet applied to this text

reg. 33 words substituted by The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 Sch. 3 para. 6(6)(b)(ii) · Effective date unknown · reg. 33

reg. 33 word substituted by The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 Sch. 3 para. 6(6)(c) · Effective date unknown · reg. 33

Provenance

Every claim the system makes about this text is traceable to these identifiers.

Instrument: uk:uksi/2003/2426
Part: Schedule A1
Version: d0dbd86454c94cdf82f0218b…
Content hash: sha256 85520e1ef4048d8d10283be5…
Source: legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2426