Section 162Rights of appeal

(1) A person who is given any of the following notices may appeal to the Tribunal—

(a)
an information notice;
(b)
an assessment notice;
(ba)
[^F1 an interview notice;]
(c)
an enforcement notice;
(d)
a penalty notice;
(e)
a penalty variation notice.

(2) A person who is given an enforcement notice may appeal to the Tribunal against the refusal of an application under section 153 for the cancellation or variation of the notice.

(3) A person who is given a penalty notice or a penalty variation notice may appeal to the Tribunal against the amount of the penalty specified in the notice, whether or not the person appeals against the notice.

(4) Where a determination is made under section 174 in respect of the processing of personal data, the controller or processor may appeal to the Tribunal against the determination.

Amended text

This Section is shown as amended by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), among other instruments (see the annotations below) (commenced provisions as at 30 September 2026, ELI), as incorporated in the text in force on 30 September 2026 as published on legislation.gov.uk.

Annotations

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 162(1)(ba) inserted (5.2.2026) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 100(7), 142(1); S.I. 2026/82, reg. 2(s)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 162 in force at 25.5.2018 by S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(f)

https://dpa2018.digiphile.law/article/article-162.html

Text as at 18 September 2026.

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