Section 206Index of defined expressions

The Table below lists provisions which define or otherwise explain terms defined for this Act, for a Part of this Act or for Chapter 2 or 3 of Part 2 of this Act.

the affirmative resolution procedure	section 182
^F1. . .	^F1. . .
^F1. . .	^F1. . .
assessment notice (in Part 6)	section 181
biometric data	section 205
certification provider (in Part 6)	section 181
[^F2the Commission	section 3]
^F3. . .	^F3. . .
competent authority (in [^F4Parts 3 and 4])	[^F5sections 30 and 82]
consent [^F6(to processing of personal data)] (in [^F7Parts 3 and] 4)	[^F8sections 33, 40A and] 84
controller	section 3
data concerning health	section 205
the Data Protection Convention	section 3
the data protection legislation	section 3
data subject	section 3
[^F9designation notice (in Part 4)	section 84]
employee (in Parts 3 and 4)	sections 33 and 84
enactment	section 205
enforcement notice (in Part 6)	section 181
[^F10the EU GDPR	section 3]
filing system	section 3
FOI public authority (in Chapter 3 of Part 2)	section 21
^F11. . .	^F11. . .
genetic data	section 205
government department	section 205
health professional	section 204
health record	section 205
identifiable living individual	section 3
inaccurate	section 205
information notice (in Part 6)	section 181
intelligence service (in Part 4)	section 82
international obligation of the United Kingdom	section 205
international organisation	section 205
[^F12interview notice (in Part 6)	section 181]
the Law Enforcement Directive	section 3
the law enforcement purposes (in Part 3)	section 31
the made affirmative resolution procedure	section 182
Minister of the Crown	section 205
the negative resolution procedure	section 182
penalty notice (in Part 6)	section 181
penalty variation notice (in Part 6)	section 181
personal data	section 3
personal data breach (in Parts 3 and 4)	sections 33 and 84
processing	section 3
processor	section 3
profiling (in Part 3)	section 33
public authority (in the [^F13UK GDPR] and Part 2)	section 7
public body (in the [^F13UK GDPR] and Part 2)	section 7
publish	section 205
[^F9qualifying competent authority (in Part 4)	section 82]
recipient (in Parts 3 and 4)	sections 33 and 84
^F14. . .	^F14. . .
representative body (in relation to a right of a data subject)	section 187
restriction of processing (in Parts 3 and 4)	sections 33 and 84
[^F15sensitive processing (in Parts 3 and 4)	sections 35 and 86]
social work professional	section 204
the special purposes (in Part 6)	section 174
special purposes proceedings (in Part 6)	section 174
subordinate legislation	section 205
third country (in Part 3)	section 33
tribunal	section 205
the Tribunal	section 205
[^F16the UK GDPR	section 3]
[^F9withdrawal notice (in Part 4)	section 84]

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 Words in s. 206 Table omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 86(2) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2 Words in s. 206 Table inserted (20.8.2025) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 117(5), 142(1); S.I. 2025/904, reg. 2(r)
F3 Words in s. 206 Table omitted (30.9.2026) by virtue of Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 118(5), 142(1); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(b) (with reg. 3)
F4 Words in s. 206 Table substituted (17.11.2025) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 90(9)(a)(i), 142(1); S.I. 2025/996, reg. 2(2)(b)
F5 Words in s. 206 Table substituted (17.11.2025) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 90(9)(a)(ii), 142(1); S.I. 2025/996, reg. 2(2)(b)
F6 Words in s. 206 Table inserted (19.8.2025) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18) , ss. 69(5)(a), 142(3)(a)
F7 Words in s. 206 Table substituted (19.8.2025) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18) , ss. 69(5)(b), 142(3)(a)
F8 Words in s. 206 Table substituted (19.8.2025) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18) , ss. 69(5)(c), 142(3)(a)
F9 Words in s. 206 Table inserted (17.11.2025) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 90(9)(b), 142(1); S.I. 2025/996, reg. 2(2)(b)
F10 Words in s. 206 Table inserted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 86(3) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F11 Words in s. 206 Table omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 86(4) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F12 Words in s. 206 Table inserted (5.2.2026) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 100(11), 142(1); S.I. 2026/82, reg. 2(s)
F13 Words in s. 206 Table substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 86(5) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F14 Words in s. 206 Table omitted (20.8.2025) by virtue of Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), s. 142(1), Sch. 11 para. 27; S.I. 2025/904, reg. 2(y)
F15 Words in s. 206 Table inserted (20.8.2025) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 74(9), 142(1); S.I. 2025/904, reg. 2(c)
F16 Words in s. 206 Table inserted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 86(6) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 206: power to amend conferred (19.6.2025 for specified purposes, 20.8.2025 in so far as not already in force) by Regulation (EU) 679/2016, Art. 11A(3) (as inserted by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 74(1), 142(1)(2)(h); S.I. 2025/904, reg. 2(c))

Commencement Information

I1 S. 206 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 212(2)(c)

https://dpa2018.digiphile.law/article/article-206.html

Text as at 18 September 2026.

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