{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/data-protection-act-2018/section-206",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/data-protection-act-2018/section-206.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2018/12",
  "legislation_title": "Data Protection Act 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/data-protection-act-2018",
  "path": "section/206",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "206",
  "heading": "Index of defined expressions",
  "text": "The Table below lists provisions which define or otherwise explain terms defined for this Act, for a Part of this Act or for Chapter 2 or 3 of Part 2 of this Act.\nthe affirmative resolution proceduresection 182\n. . .. . .\n. . .. . .\nassessment notice (in Part 6)section 181\nbiometric datasection 205\ncertification provider (in Part 6)section 181\nthe Commission section 3\n. . .. . .\ncompetent authority (in Parts 3 and 4)sections 30 and 82\nconsent (to processing of personal data) (in Parts 3 and 4)sections 33, 40A and 84\ncontrollersection 3\ndata concerning healthsection 205\nthe Data Protection Conventionsection 3\nthe data protection legislationsection 3\ndata subjectsection 3\ndesignation notice (in Part 4) section 84\nemployee (in Parts 3 and 4)sections 33 and 84\nenactmentsection 205\nenforcement notice (in Part 6)section 181\nthe EU GDPR section 3\nfiling systemsection 3\nFOI public authority (in Chapter 3 of Part 2)section 21\n. . .. . .\ngenetic datasection 205\ngovernment departmentsection 205\nhealth professionalsection 204\nhealth recordsection 205\nidentifiable living individualsection 3\ninaccuratesection 205\ninformation notice (in Part 6)section 181\nintelligence service (in Part 4)section 82\ninternational obligation of the United Kingdomsection 205\ninternational organisationsection 205\ninterview notice (in Part 6)section 181\nthe Law Enforcement Directivesection 3\nthe law enforcement purposes (in Part 3)section 31\nthe made affirmative resolution proceduresection 182\nMinister of the Crownsection 205\nthe negative resolution proceduresection 182\npenalty notice (in Part 6)section 181\npenalty variation notice (in Part 6)section 181\npersonal datasection 3\npersonal data breach (in Parts 3 and 4)sections 33 and 84\nprocessingsection 3\nprocessorsection 3\nprofiling (in Part 3)section 33\npublic authority (in the UK GDPR and Part 2)section 7\npublic body (in the UK GDPR and Part 2)section 7\npublishsection 205\nqualifying competent authority (in Part 4) section 82\nrecipient (in Parts 3 and 4)sections 33 and 84\n. . .. . .\nrepresentative body (in relation to a right of a data subject)section 187\nrestriction of processing (in Parts 3 and 4)sections 33 and 84\nsensitive processing (in Parts 3 and 4) sections 35 and 86\nsocial work professionalsection 204\nthe special purposes (in Part 6)section 174\nspecial purposes proceedings (in Part 6)section 174\nsubordinate legislationsection 205\nthird country (in Part 3)section 33\ntribunalsection 205\nthe Tribunalsection 205\nthe UK GDPR section 3\nwithdrawal notice (in Part 4) section 84",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 206 Table 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. 86(2) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 206 Table inserted (20.8.2025) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 117(5), 142(1); S.I. 2025/904, reg. 2(r)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 206 Table omitted (30.9.2026) by virtue of Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 118(5), 142(1); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(b) (with reg. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 206 Table substituted (17.11.2025) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 90(9)(a)(i), 142(1); S.I. 2025/996, reg. 2(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 206 Table substituted (17.11.2025) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 90(9)(a)(ii), 142(1); S.I. 2025/996, reg. 2(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. 206 Table inserted (19.8.2025) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 69(5)(a), 142(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in s. 206 Table substituted (19.8.2025) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 69(5)(b), 142(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in s. 206 Table substituted (19.8.2025) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 69(5)(c), 142(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in s. 206 Table inserted (17.11.2025) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 90(9)(b), 142(1); S.I. 2025/996, reg. 2(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Words in s. 206 Table 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. 86(3) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Words in s. 206 Table 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. 86(4) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Words in s. 206 Table inserted (5.2.2026) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 100(11), 142(1); S.I. 2026/82, reg. 2(s)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Words in s. 206 Table 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. 86(5) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F14",
      "text": "Words in s. 206 Table omitted (20.8.2025) by virtue of Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), s. 142(1), Sch. 11 para. 27; S.I. 2025/904, reg. 2(y)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F15",
      "text": "Words in s. 206 Table inserted (20.8.2025) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 74(9), 142(1); S.I. 2025/904, reg. 2(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F16",
      "text": "Words in s. 206 Table 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. 86(6) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 206: power to amend conferred (19.6.2025 for specified purposes, 20.8.2025 in so far as not already in force) by Regulation (EU) 679/2016, Art. 11A(3) (as inserted by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 74(1), 142(1)(2)(h); S.I. 2025/904, reg. 2(c))"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 206 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 212(2)(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/12/section/206",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T17:00:05.588950+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
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    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
  }
}