# The Passenger Name Record Data and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2018, Introduction: Introductory text


Criminal Law
Data Protection
Made 16th May 2018
Laid before Parliament 18th May 2018
Coming into force 25th May 2018
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 27B of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971 , section 32(5)(a) of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 and section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 .
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated, for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, in relation to criminal justice and data protection .
The Secretary of State is satisfied that the nature of the information specified in these Regulations for the purposes of section 32 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 is such that there are likely to be circumstances in which it can be required under that provision without breaching Convention rights (within the meaning of the Human Rights Act 1998 ).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/598/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/passenger-name-record-data-and-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2018/introduction
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