# Data Protection Act 2018, Section 116: Other general functions


(A1) The Commission is responsible for monitoring the application of Part 3 of this Act, in order to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals in relation to processing by a competent authority for any of the law enforcement purposes (as defined in Part 3) and to facilitate the free flow of personal data.
(1) The Commission —
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(b) is to ... the designated authority in the United Kingdom for the purposes of Article 13 of the Data Protection Convention.
(2) Schedule 13 confers general functions on the Commission in connection with processing to which the UK GDPR does not apply (and see also sections 120A and 120B).
(3) This section and Schedule 13 are without prejudice to other functions conferred on the Commission, whether by this Act or otherwise.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/12/section/116 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/data-protection-act-2018/section-116
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