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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2026/9780348279054",
  "legislation_title": "The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-data-use-and-access-act-2025-consequential-amendments-and-transitional-provision-regulations-2026",
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  "number": "12",
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  "text": "(1) The Freedom of Information Act 2000 is amended as follows.\n(2) In section 10(5)(b), for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”.\n(3) In the italic heading preceding section 18, for “Information Commissioner” substitute “Information Commission”.\n(4) In section 18—\n(a) in the heading, for “Information Commissioner” substitute “Information Commission”;\n(b) in subsection (3)(a)—\n(i) for “Information Commissioner” substitute “Information Commission”;\n(ii) for ““the Commissioner”” substitute ““the Commission””.\n(5) In section 19—\n(a) in subsection (1)(a), for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”;\n(b) in subsection (5)—\n(i) for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”;\n(ii) for “his” substitute “its”;\n(c) in subsection (6)—\n(i) for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”;\n(ii) for “he” substitute “the Commission”;\n(iii) for “his” substitute “its”;\n(d) in subsection (7)—\n(i) for “Commissioner”, substitute “Commission”;\n(ii) for “his”, in both places it occurs, substitute “its”;\n(iii) for “he” substitute “the Commission”.\n(6) In section 20—\n(a) in subsection (1)—\n(i) for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”;\n(ii) for “him” substitute “the Commission”;\n(b) in subsection (2), for “Commissioner”, in both places it occurs, substitute “Commission”;\n(c) in subsection (3)—\n(i) for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”;\n(ii) for “his” substitute “its”;\n(d) in subsection (4)—\n(i) for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”;\n(ii) for “he”, in both places it occurs, substitute “the Commission”;\n(iii) for “his” substitute “its”;\n(e) in subsection (5)—\n(i) for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”;\n(ii) for “he” substitute “the Commission”;\n(iii) for “his” substitute “the”;\n(f) in subsection (6)—\n(i) for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”;\n(ii) for “he” substitute “the Commission”;\n(iii) for “his” substitute “the”;\n(g) in subsection (7)—\n(i) for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”;\n(ii) for “his”, in both places it occurs, substitute “its”;\n(iii) for “he” substitute “the Commission”.\n(7) In the heading of Part 3, for “Information Commissioner” substitute “Information Commission”.\n(8) In section 45(4), for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”.\n(9) In section 46(5)(b), for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”.\n(10) In section 47—\n(a) in the heading, for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”;\n(b) in subsection (1)—\n(i) for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”;\n(ii) for “his” substitute “its”;\n(c) in subsection (2)—\n(i) for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”;\n(ii) for “he” substitute “the Commission”;\n(iii) for “him” substitute “the Commission”;\n(iv) for “his” substitute “the Commission’s”;\n(d) in subsection (3), for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”;\n(e) in subsection (4)—\n(i) for “Commissioner”, in both places it occurs, substitute “Commission”;\n(ii) for “he” substitute “it”;\n(f) in subsection (4D), for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”;\n(g) in subsection (5)—\n(i) for “Commissioner”, in each place it occurs, substitute “Commission”;\n(ii) for “he” substitute “the Commission”;\n(h) in subsection (6), for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”.\n(11) In section 48—\n(a) in subsection (1)—\n(i) for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”;\n(ii) for “he” substitute “the Commission”;\n(iii) for “his” substitute “the Commission’s”;\n(b) in subsection (2), for “Commissioner’s” substitute “Commission’s”;\n(c) in subsection (3), for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”;\n(d) in subsection (4), for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”.\n(12) In section 50—\n(a) in the heading, for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”;\n(b) in subsection (1), for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”;\n(c) in subsection (2)—\n(i) for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”;\n(ii) for “him” substitute “the Commission”;\n(d) in subsection (3)—\n(i) in the words before paragraph (a)—\n(aa) for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”;\n(bb) for “he” substitute “the Commission”;\n(ii) in paragraph (a)—\n(aa) for “he” substitute “it”;\n(bb) for “his” substitute “the”;\n(iii) in paragraph (b), for “his” substitute “its”;\n(e) in subsection (4), for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”.\n(13) In section 51—\n(a) in subsection (1)—\n(i) for “Commissioner”, in both places it occurs, substitute “Commission”;\n(ii) for “he” substitute “the Commission”;\n(b) in subsection (2)—\n(i) for “Commissioner”, in both places it occurs, substitute “Commission”;\n(ii) for “his” substitute “the”;\n(c) in subsection (5), for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”;\n(d) in subsection (7), for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”.\n(14) In section 52—\n(a) in subsection (1), for “Commissioner”, in both places it occurs, substitute “Commission”;\n(b) in subsection (2)(a)—\n(i) for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”;\n(ii) for “his” substitute “the”;\n(c) in subsection (4), for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”.\n(15) In section 53(2), (3) and (6), for “Commissioner”, in each place it occurs, substitute “Commission”.\n(16) In section 54(1), for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”.\n(17) In section 56(2), for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”.\n(18) In section 57(2), for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”.\n(19) In section 58(1)—\n(a) in paragraph (b)—\n(i) for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”;\n(ii) for “he” substitute “the Commission”;\n(iii) for “his” substitute “its”;\n(b) in the words after paragraph (b), for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”.\n(20) In section 60(1)(a), for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”.\n(21) In section 76—\n(a) in the heading, for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”;\n(b) in subsection (1), in the words before the Table, for “Commissioner” in each place it occurs, substitute “Commission”.\n(22) In section 76A—\n(a) in the heading, for “Commissioner”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “Commission”;\n(b) for “The Commissioner” substitute “The Commission”;\n(c) for “the Commissioner” substitute “the Commission”.\n(23) In section 77(4), in both places it occurs, for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”.\n(24) In section 84, after the definition of “body” insert—\n““the Commission” means the Information Commission;”.\n(25) In section 85(a), for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”.\n(26) In Schedule 1, in Part 6, omit the entry for “The Information Commissioner.” and insert at the appropriate place—\n“The Information Commission.”.\n(27) In Schedule 2, in paragraph 1(1) after “section 18(1)” insert “and before the commencement of section 119(1) of the Data (Access and Use) Act 2025”.\n(28) In Schedule 3—\n(a) in paragraph 1—\n(i) in sub-paragraph (1)—\n(aa) in the words before paragraph (a), for “Commissioner” substitute “chair of the Commission or another person authorised for the purpose by the Commission”;\n(bb) in the words after paragraph (b), for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”;\n(ii) in sub-paragraph (2), for “the Commissioner or any of his” substitute “any of the Commission’s”;\n(b) in paragraph 2—\n(i) in sub-paragraph (1)(a), for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”;\n(ii) in sub-paragraph (1)(b)—\n(aa) for “Commissioner”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “Commission”;\n(bb) for “Commissioner’s” substitute “Commission’s”;\n(cc) for “the Commissioner or the officer or member of staff” substitute “an officer or member of staff of the Commission”;\n(iii) in sub-paragraph (1)(c), for “Commissioner” substitute “Commission”.",
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      "text": "2000 c. 36. Section 18 and the italic heading preceding it were amended by S.I. 2010/22. The heading of Part 3 was amended by S.I. 2015/1897 and 2016/997. Section 45(4) was amended by S.I. 2016/997. Section 46(5) was amended by S.I. 2003/1887, 2015/1897 and 2016/997. Section 47(4) was amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), section 107(3)(a) and Schedule 10, Part 8. Section 47(4D) was inserted by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, section 107(3)(b), and amended by S.I. 2016/997. Section 53(3) was amended by S.I. 2007/1388. Section 76(1) was amended by the Data Protection Act 2018, Schedule 19, paragraph 61. Section 76A was inserted by S.I. 2004/3089. Section 85(a) was amended by S.I. 2003/1887."
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