Section 159 Amount of penalties: supplementaryI1I2
For the purposes of Article 83 of the F1UK GDPR and section 157, the Secretary of State may by regulations—
provide that a person of a description specified in the regulations is or is not an undertaking, and
make provision about how an undertaking's turnover is to be determined.
For the purposes of Article 83 of the F2UK GDPR, section 157 and section 158, the Secretary of State may by regulations provide that a period is or is not a financial year.
Regulations under this section are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in s. 159(1) substituted (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. 65 (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F2
Words in s. 159(2) substituted (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. 65 (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Commencement
- I1
S. 159 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 212(2)(f)
- I2
S. 159 in force at 25.5.2018 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(f)