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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-data-protection-act-2018-qualifying-competent-authorities-regulations-2025/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2025/9780348273632",
  "legislation_title": "The Data Protection Act 2018 (Qualifying Competent Authorities) Regulations 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-data-protection-act-2018-qualifying-competent-authorities-regulations-2025",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under sections 82(4) 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 82(2A) of the Data Protection Act 2018.\nIn accordance with section 182(2) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the Commissioner and such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.\nIn accordance with sections 82(4) and 182(7) of that Act, a draft of the Regulations has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2018 c. 12; subsection (2A) was inserted by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), section 89(2)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "“The Commissioner” is defined in section 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Subsection (4) was inserted by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, section 89(2)(d)."
    }
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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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