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Data Protection Act 1998

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67Orders, regulations and rules

(1)Any power conferred by this Act on the Secretary of State to make an order, regulations or rules shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.

(2)Any order, regulations or rules made by the Secretary of State under this Act may—

(a)make different provision for different cases, and

(b)make such supplemental, incidental, consequential or transitional provision or savings as the Secretary of State considers appropriate;

and nothing in section 7(11), 19(5), 26(1) or 30(4) limits the generality of paragraph (a).

(3)Before making—

(a)an order under any provision of this Act other than section 75(3),

(b)any regulations under this Act other than notification regulations (as defined by section 16(2)),

the Secretary of State shall consult the Commissioner.

(4)A statutory instrument containing (whether alone or with other provisions) an order under—

  • section 10(2)(b),

  • section 12(5)(b),

  • section 22(1),

  • section 30,

  • section 32(3),

  • section 38,

  • section 56(8),

  • paragraph 10 of Schedule 3, or

  • paragraph 4 of Schedule 7,

shall not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

(5)A statutory instrument which contains (whether alone or with other provisions)—

(a)an order under—

  • section 22(7),

  • section 23,

  • section 51(3),

  • section 54(2), (3) or (4),

  • paragraph 3, 4 or 14 of Part II of Schedule 1,

  • paragraph 6 of Schedule 2,

  • paragraph 2, 7 or 9 of Schedule 3,

  • paragraph 4 of Schedule 4,

  • paragraph 6 of Schedule 7,

(b)regulations under section 7 which—

(i)prescribe cases for the purposes of subsection (2)(b),

(ii)are made by virtue of subsection (7), or

(iii)relate to the definition of “the prescribed period”,

(c)regulations under section 8(1) or 9(3),

(d)regulations under section 64,

(e)notification regulations (as defined by section 16(2)), or

(f)rules under paragraph 7 of Schedule 6,

and which is not subject to the requirement in subsection (4) that a draft of the instrument be laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament, shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(6)A statutory instrument which contains only—

(a)regulations prescribing fees for the purposes of any provision of this Act, or

(b)regulations under section 7 prescribing fees for the purposes of any other enactment,

shall be laid before Parliament after being made.

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