Section 56 No action against public authority.C1 C2 C3 C4

(1)

This Act does not confer any right of action in civil proceedings in respect of any failure to comply with any duty imposed by or under this Act.

(2)

Subsection (1) does not affect the powers of the F1Commission under section 54.

Annotations

F1: Word in s. 56(2) substituted (30.9.2026) by S.I. 2026/386, reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 12(17); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c)

C1: S. 56 applied (with modifications) (31.12.2009) by The INSPIRE Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3157), reg. 11
C2: S. 56 applied (with modifications) (18.7.2015) by The Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1415), regs. 1, 19 (with regs. 5, 11(4))
C3: S. 56 applied (with modifications) (18.7.2015) by The Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1415), regs. 1, 18 (with regs. 5, 11(4))
C4: S. 56 excluded (18.7.2015) by The Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1415), regs. 1, 22(7) (with regs. 5, 11(4))

C1: Pts. 4, 5: enforcement and appeals provisions applied (with modifications): (1.1.2005) by The Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3391), reg. 18 (with reg. 3) (as amended (25.5.2018) by 2018 c. 12, s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 309 (with ss. 117, 209, 210, Sch. 20 para. 60); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g); (17.9.2018) by S.I. 2018/942, regs. 1(2), 10; (17.12.2018) by S.I. 2018/1216, regs. 1(3), 5; and (30.9.2026) by S.I. 2026/386, reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 12(2); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c)); and applied (with modifications) (31.12.2009) by The INSPIRE Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3157), regs. 1, 11 (as amended (1.8.2012) by S.I. 2012/1672, regs. 1, 8; and (30.9.2026) by S.I. 2026/386, reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 12(2); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c)); and applied (with modifications) (18.7.2015) by The Re Use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1415), regs. 1, 18, 19 (with regs. 5, 11(4)) (as amended (30.9.2026) by S.I. 2026/386, reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 17(2); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c))