UK Act of Parliament 2025 United Kingdom

Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

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Schedules

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The Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 is amended as...

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(1) Section 33 (short certificate of birth) is amended as...

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In section 33A (short certificate of death), in subsection (2),...

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In section 34 (entry in register as evidence of birth...

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(1) Section 34A (searches and records of information: additional provision)...

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In section 35 (offences relating to registers), in paragraph (b),...

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In section 40 (sending and providing notices, information or other...

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In section 41 (interpretation), after subsection (3) insert—

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Registration Service Act 1953

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In section 10 (district register offices), in subsection (1), omit...

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In section 12 (provision of register boxes), omit “registrar of...

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(1) Section 3A (registration of births of abandoned children) is...

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In section 13 (local schemes of organisation), in subsection (2),...

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Public Records Act 1958

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Social Security Administration Act 1992

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Education Act 1996

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Adoption and Children Act 2002

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Gender Recognition Act 2004

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(1) Section 10 (registration) is amended as follows.

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In Part 1 of Schedule 3 (registration: England and Wales),...

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Presumption of Death Act 2013

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(1) Section 13 (registration of name of child or of...

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In Part 3 (general), the italic heading before section 25...

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(1) Section 29 (correction of errors in registers) is amended...

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In section 29A (alternative procedure for certain corrections), in subsection...

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(1) Section 30 (searches of indexes kept by Registrar General)...

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In section 31 (searches of indexes kept by superintendent registrars),...

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For section 32 (searches in registers kept by registrars) substitute—...

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The UK GDPR

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The 2018 Act

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Omit section 14 (automated decision-making authorised by law: safeguards).

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In section 43(1)(d) (overview and scope of provisions in Part...

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(1) Section 52 (form of provision of information etc) is...

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(1) Section 53 (manifestly unfounded or excessive requests by the...

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In section 149(2)(b) (enforcement notices)— (a) after “provision of” insert...

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In section 157(2)(a) (maximum amount of penalty), for “49,” substitute...

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(1) Article 12 (transparent information, communication and modalities for the...

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In Article 13(2)(f) (information about automated decision-making to be provided...

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In Article 14(2)(g) (information about automated decision-making to be provided...

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In Article 15(1)(h) (right of access by the data subject),...

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In the heading of Section 4 of Chapter 3, omit...

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In Article 23(1) (restrictions), for “provided for in Articles 12...

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In Article 47(2)(e) (binding corporate rules), for the words from...

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In Article 83(5) (general conditions for imposing administrative fines)—

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Introduction

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Public interest restrictions

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General principles for transfers

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Transfers approved by regulations

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After that Article insert— Transfers approved by regulations (1) For the purposes of Article 44A, the Secretary of...

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Transfers approved by regulations: monitoring

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Transfers subject to appropriate safeguards

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In the heading of Article 47 (binding corporate rules) at...

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After Article 47 insert— Transfers subject to appropriate safeguards: further...

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Derogations for specific situations

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Introduction

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Subsequent transfers

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Overview and interpretation

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General principles for transfer

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Transfers approved by regulations

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Transfers approved by regulations: monitoring

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Transfers subject to appropriate safeguards

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Transfers based on special circumstances

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Transfers to particular recipients

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(1) Section 77 (conditions for transfers of personal data to...

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The UK GDPR

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In Article 83(5)(c) (general conditions for imposing administrative fines), for...

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The 2018 Act

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Omit section 17A (transfers based on adequacy regulations) and the...

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Omit section 17B (transfers based on adequacy regulations: review etc)....

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Omit section 17C (standard data protection clauses).

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Omit section 18 (transfers of personal data to third countries...

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In section 24(2) (manual unstructured data held by FOI public...

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In section 26(2) (national security and defence exemption), omit paragraph...

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In section 75 (transfers on the basis of appropriate safeguards),...

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In section 78A (law enforcement processing: national security exemption) (inserted...

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In Article 13(1)(f) (information to be provided where personal data...

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(1) Section 119A (power of Commissioner to specify standard clauses...

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In section 149(2)(e) (enforcement notices), for “44 to 49” substitute...

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(1) Section 182 (regulations and consultation) is amended as follows....

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In section 205(2)(e) (references to periods of time) omit “and...

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In paragraph 26(9)(d) of Schedule 2 (exemptions etc for journalistic,...

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(1) Part 3 of Schedule 21 (further transitional provision etc:...

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The UK GDPR: transfers approved by regulations

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The UK GDPR: transfers subject to appropriate safeguards

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The UK GDPR: transfers subject to appropriate safeguards provided by standard data protection clauses

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(1) This paragraph applies to a requirement for safeguards to...

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In Article 14(1)(f) (information to be provided where personal data...

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The UK GDPR: transfers necessary for important reasons of public interest

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The UK GDPR: restrictions on transfers of personal data to third countries and international organisations

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Part 3 of the 2018 Act (law enforcement processing): transfers approved by regulations

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Part 3 of the 2018 Act (law enforcement processing): transfers subject to appropriate safeguards

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In Article 15(2) (right of access by the data subject)—...

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(1) Article 40 (codes of conduct) is amended as follows....

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In Article 42(2) (certification) omit “appropriate” in both places.

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In Article 46(2)(d) (transfers subject to appropriate safeguards: standard data...

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In Article 57(1) (Commissioner’s tasks)— (a) in point (m) omit...

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In Article 58(3) (authorisation and advisory powers of the Commissioner),...

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The UK GDPR

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(1) Section 44 (information: controller’s general duties) is amended as...

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(1) Section 45 (right of access by the data subject)...

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In section 45A (exemption from sections 44 and 45: legal...

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(1) Section 48 (rights to rectification, to erasure or to...

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In section 93(1)(e) (right to information), after “Commissioner”, in the...

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In section 94(2)(f) (right of access), after “Commissioner”, in the...

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(1) Section 149 (enforcement notices) is amended as follows.

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In section 155 (penalty notices), in subsection (1)(a), for “or...

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In section 157 (maximum amount of penalty), after subsection (4)...

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In section 165 (complaints by data subjects), in the heading,...

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In Article 12(4) (transparent information, communication and modalities for the...

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(1) Section 166 (orders to progress complaints) is amended as...

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(1) Section 187 (representation of data subjects with their authority)...

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(1) Article 13(2) (information to be provided where personal data...

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(1) Article 14(2) (information to be provided where personal data...

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(1) Article 15(1) (right of access by the data subject)...

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In Article 47 (binding corporate rules), in paragraph 2(e), for...

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(1) Article 80 (representation of data subjects) is amended as...

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The 2018 Act

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In section 26(2)(f) (national security and defence exemption), omit sub-paragraph...

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The UK GDPR

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In Article 32(3) (security of processing), for “an element by...

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In Article 37(1)(a), after “courts” insert “and tribunals”.

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Omit Article 59 (activity reports).

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The 2018 Act

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In section 3(9) (definition of “the data protection legislation”)—

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Omit section 20 (meaning of “court” in Part 2).

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In section 94 (data subject’s right of access under Part...

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In section 119A(11) (standard clauses for transfers to third countries...

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In section 124(5) (data protection and journalism code), in the...

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(1) Section 125 (approval of codes of practice prepared by...

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(1) Article 4(1) (interpretation) is amended as follows.

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In section 139 (reporting to Parliament), omit subsection (2).

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In section 161(6) (approval of first guidance about regulatory action),...

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In section 170(2)(a) (unlawful obtaining etc of personal data), after...

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(1) Section 171 (re-identification of de-identified personal data) is amended...

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In section 181 (interpretation of Part 6) omit the definition...

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In section 184(4) (prohibition of requirement to produce relevant records),...

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In section 192(6) (approval of the Framework), after “any” insert...

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In section 206 (index of defined expressions), in the Table,...

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(1) Schedule 1 (special categories of personal data and criminal...

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(1) Schedule 2 (exemptions etc from the UK GDPR) is...

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After Article 4 insert— Periods of time (1) References in this Regulation to a period expressed in...

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In paragraph 8(1)(b) of Schedule 8 (conditions for sensitive processing...

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In paragraph 2(a) of Schedule 11 (other exemptions under Part...

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Victims and Prisoners Act 2024

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In Article 9 (processing of special categories of personal data)—...

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In Article 12(5) (information etc to be provided free of...

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In Article 23(1)(h) (restrictions), for “(a)” substitute “(c)”.

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In Article 24(3) (responsibility of the controller), for “an element...

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In Article 25(3) (data protection by design and by default),...

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In Article 28(5) (processors), for “an element by which to...

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Schedule 12A to the Data Protection Act 2018

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Transitional provision: first chair

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Transitional provision: consultation about non-executive members

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Transitional provision: consultation about interim chief executive

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Chapter 1 of Part 9 of the Health and Social...

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Before section 250 insert— Powers to publish standards .

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(1) Section 250 (powers to publish information standards) is amended...

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After section 250 insert— Standards relating to information technology (1) An information standard relating to information technology or IT...

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(1) Section 251 (information standards: procedure etc) is amended as...

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After section 251 insert— Compliance with standards .

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For the heading of section 251ZA (information standards: compliance) substitute...

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After that section insert— Notice requesting compliance by relevant IT...

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The Energy Act 2008 is amended as follows.

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In the italic heading before section 88, after “meters” insert...

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After section 91 insert— Grant of smart meter communication licences...

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In section 104 (subordinate legislation)— (a) in subsection (1), for...

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Gas Act 1986

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Electricity Act 1989

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Electricity and Gas (Competitive Tenders for Smart Meter Communication Licences) Regulations 2012

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ICO

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Information Commissioner's Office

Data protection, freedom of information, privacy and electronic communications regulation. Enforces UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018. Issues fines for breaches. …

FCA

Financial Conduct Authority

Regulation of financial services firms and markets. Supervises banks, insurers, investment firms, payment services, and cryptoasset businesses. Issues authorisations and enforces conduct …

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