# Data Protection Act 2018, Section 164B: Controllers to notify the Commission of the number of complaints


(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations require a controller to notify the Commission of the number of complaints made to the controller under section 164A in periods specified or described in the regulations.
(2) Regulations under this section may provide that a controller is required to make a notification to the Commission in respect of a period only in circumstances specified in the regulations.
(3) Regulations under this section may include—
(a) provision about a matter listed in subsection (4), or
(b) provision conferring power on the Commission to determine those matters.
(4) The matters are—
(a) the form and manner in which a notification must be made,
(b) the time at which, or period within which, a notification must be made, and
(c) how the number of complaints made to a controller during a period is to be calculated.
(5) Regulations under this section are subject to the negative resolution procedure.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/12/section/164B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/data-protection-act-2018/section-164B
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