Introductory text
Disclosure Of Information
Made 17 July 2024
Coming into force 1 August 2024
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 56(6) of the Digital Economy Act 2017f1 (“the Act”).
In accordance with section 56(11) of the Act, the Welsh Ministers have had regard to the systems and procedures for the secure handling of information by the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research, and whether the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales has had regard to the code of practice under section 60 of the Act.
The Welsh Ministers have consulted the Information Commissioner, the Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, the Scottish Ministers, the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, and such other persons as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate, as required by section 56(12) of the Act.
A draft of these Regulations was laid before Senedd Cymru under section 62(6) of the Actf2, and has been approved by a resolution of Senedd Cymru.
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Footnotes
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2017 c. 30. See section 63(1) and (3) for the definition of “appropriate national authority”.
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The reference in section 62(6) of the Act to the National Assembly for Wales now has effect as a reference to Senedd Cymru by virtue of section 150A(2) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32).