Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
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The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 is a UK law that governs the use of surveillance, interception of communications, and investigatory powers by public authorities and intelligence agencies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 canonical | 11 |
| RIPA 2000 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4319901 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 Context triple: [Intelligence Services Act 1994, amendedBy, Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000]
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A.
Investigatory Powers Act 2016
The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 is a UK law that consolidates and regulates the surveillance, interception, and data retention powers of British intelligence and law enforcement agencies.
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B.
Intelligence Services Act 2001
The Intelligence Services Act 2001 is an Australian federal law that establishes and regulates the powers, functions, and oversight of the country’s key intelligence agencies.
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C.
Intelligence and Security Act 2017
The Intelligence and Security Act 2017 is New Zealand legislation that modernised and unified the legal framework governing the country’s intelligence agencies, their powers, oversight, and accountability.
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D.
Intelligence Services Act 1994
The Intelligence Services Act 1994 is a UK law that formally put the country’s intelligence agencies, including MI6 and GCHQ, on a statutory footing and defined their powers, functions, and oversight mechanisms.
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E.
Security Service Act 1989
The Security Service Act 1989 is a UK law that formally placed the Security Service (MI5) on a statutory footing, defining its functions, powers, and oversight arrangements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 Target entity description: The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 is a UK law that governs the use of surveillance, interception of communications, and investigatory powers by public authorities and intelligence agencies.
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A.
Investigatory Powers Act 2016
The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 is a UK law that consolidates and regulates the surveillance, interception, and data retention powers of British intelligence and law enforcement agencies.
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B.
Intelligence Services Act 2001
The Intelligence Services Act 2001 is an Australian federal law that establishes and regulates the powers, functions, and oversight of the country’s key intelligence agencies.
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C.
Intelligence and Security Act 2017
The Intelligence and Security Act 2017 is New Zealand legislation that modernised and unified the legal framework governing the country’s intelligence agencies, their powers, oversight, and accountability.
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D.
Intelligence Services Act 1994
The Intelligence Services Act 1994 is a UK law that formally put the country’s intelligence agencies, including MI6 and GCHQ, on a statutory footing and defined their powers, functions, and oversight mechanisms.
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E.
Security Service Act 1989
The Security Service Act 1989 is a UK law that formally placed the Security Service (MI5) on a statutory footing, defining its functions, powers, and oversight arrangements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom legislation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
RIPA 2000
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linked to:
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
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| amendedBy |
Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001
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Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 ⓘ Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 ⓘ Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
intelligence agencies of the United Kingdom
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local authorities in the United Kingdom ⓘ other designated public authorities ⓘ police forces in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| containsPart |
Part I Interception of Communications
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Part II Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources ⓘ Part III Investigation of Electronic Data Protected by Encryption ⓘ Part IV Scrutiny etc. ⓘ Part V Miscellaneous and Supplemental ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| establishes |
Intelligence Services Commissioner
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Interception of Communications Commissioner ⓘ Investigatory Powers Tribunal ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
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Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| legalArea |
criminal procedure law
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national security law ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to make provision for and about the interception of communications, the acquisition and disclosure of data relating to communications, the carrying out of surveillance, the use of covert human intelligence sources and the acquisition of communications data. ⓘ |
| parliament |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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linked to:
British Parliament
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| providesFor |
authorisations for surveillance
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authorisations for use of covert human intelligence sources ⓘ notices requiring disclosure of encrypted data ⓘ warrants for interception of communications ⓘ |
| purpose |
to govern interception of communications
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to provide a legal framework for covert human intelligence sources ⓘ to regulate acquisition and disclosure of communications data ⓘ to regulate surveillance by public authorities ⓘ to regulate the use of investigatory powers by public authorities ⓘ |
| regulates |
acquisition of communications data
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directed surveillance ⓘ interception of communications ⓘ intrusive surveillance ⓘ use of covert human intelligence sources ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Investigatory Powers Act 2016 ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2000-07-28 ⓘ |
| shortName | RIPA ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
communications interception
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privacy and data protection ⓘ surveillance law ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2000 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 Description of subject: The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 is a UK law that governs the use of surveillance, interception of communications, and investigatory powers by public authorities and intelligence agencies.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014
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relatedTo
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Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
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Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014
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amends
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Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
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