Part 4: Retention of communications data Section 97: Extra-territorial application of Part 4
This section provides that telecommunications and postal operators based outside the United Kingdom, but providing services to customers based within the United Kingdom, can be required to retain relevant communications data related to such customers. A provider based outside the United Kingdom is subject to the requirement to retain communications data if given a retention notice, and has a duty to comply with the security requirements, but the enforcement provision in section 95(5) does not apply.