Data Protection Act 2018UK · 2018 c. 12
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Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12) – Section 82D – Records of designation notices

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Section 82D[F1Records of designation notices

(1) Where the Secretary of State gives a designation notice—
  • (a)
    the Secretary of State must send a copy of the notice to the [F2Commission], and
  • (b)
    the [F2Commission] must publish a record of the notice.
(2) The record must contain—
  • (a)
    the Secretary of State’s name,
  • (b)
    the date on which the notice was given,
  • (c)
    the date on which the notice ceases to have effect (if not previously withdrawn), and
  • (d)
    subject to subsection (3), the rest of the text of the notice.
(3) The [F3Commission] must not publish the text, or a part of the text, of the notice if—
  • (a)
    the Secretary of State has determined that publishing the text or that part of the text—
    • (i)
      would be against the interests of national security,
    • (ii)
      would be contrary to the public interest, or
    • (iii)
      might jeopardise the safety of any person, and
  • (b)
    the Secretary of State has notified the [F3Commission] of that determination.
(4) The [F3Commission] must keep the record of the notice available to the public while the notice is in force.
(5) Where the Secretary of State gives a withdrawal notice, the Secretary of State must send a copy of the notice to the [F3Commission].]

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

  1. F1 Ss. 82A-82E inserted (17.11.2025) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 89(3), 142(1); S.I. 2025/996, reg. 2(2)(a)
  2. F2 Word in s. 82D(1) substituted (30.9.2026) by The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/386), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 23(2)(3); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c)
  3. F3 Word in s. 82D(3)-(5) substituted (30.9.2026) by The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/386), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 23(2)(3); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c)

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Text as at 18 September 2026.

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