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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2026/9780348288322",
  "legislation_title": "The Data Protection Act 2018 (Competent Authorities) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-data-protection-act-2018-competent-authorities-regulations-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under sections 30(5) and 182(7) of the Data Protection Act 2018, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nDATA PROTECTION\nMade ***\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 30(3)(a) of the Data Protection Act 2018.\nIn accordance with sections 30(5) and 182(7) of that Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2018 c. 12."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 182(7) was amended by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), Schedule 9 (Part 1), paragraph 22(4)."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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