Section 117 Competence in relation to courts etcI1
Nothing in this Act F1or the UK GDPR permits or requires the F2Commission to exercise functions in relation to the processing of personal data by—
an individual acting in a judicial capacity, or
a court or tribunal acting in its judicial capacity F3...
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Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in s. 117 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. 49(2) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F2
Word in s. 117 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)
- F3
Words in s. 117 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. 49(3) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Commencement
- I1
S. 117 in force at 25.5.2018 by S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(e)
Notes on Part 5
Textual amendments
- F1
Word in Pt. 5 heading 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)
Modifications
- C1
Pts. 5-7 applied in part (with modifications) (5.2.2026) by S.I. 2003/2426, reg. 31, Sch. 1 (as substituted by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 115(5)(8), 142(1), Sch. 13; S.I. 2026/82, reg. 2(y)(z14) (with regs. 8-11) and as amended (30.9.2026) by S.I. 2026/386, reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 6(3), (4)(j); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c))
- C2
Pt. 5 applied in part (with modifications) by S.I. 2016/696, Sch. 2 (as substituted (25.5.2018) by Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 406 (with ss. 117, 209, 210); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g) (with reg. 4))