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Section 118 Abolition of the office of Information CommissionerI1I2

United Kingdom

(1)

The office of Information Commissioner is abolished.

(2)

Accordingly, the Data Protection Act 2018 is amended as follows.

(3)

In section 3 (terms relating to the processing of personal data) omit subsection (8).

(4)

Omit section 114 (the Information Commissioner) and the italic heading before that section.

(5)

In section 206 (index of defined expressions), in the Table, omit the entry for the Commissioner.

(6)

In section 214(1) (extent)—

(a)

omit “and” at the end of paragraph (a), and

(b)

omit paragraph (b).

(7)

Omit Schedule 12 (the Information Commissioner).

Annotations

Commencement

I1

S. 118 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 142(1)

I2

S. 118 in force at 30.9.2026 by S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(b) (with regs. 3, 4)