Section 130 — Data Protection Act 2018: Records of national security certificates

Records of national security certificates 130 1 A Minister of the Crown who issues a certificate under section 27, 79 or 111 must send a copy of the certificate to the Commissioner.

2 If the Commissioner receives a copy of a certificate under subsection (1), the Commissioner must publish a record of the certificate.

3 The record must contain—

a the name of the Minister who issued the certificate, b the date on which the certificate was issued, and c subject to subsection (4), the text of the certificate.

4 The Commissioner must not publish the text, or a part of the text, of the certificate if—

a the Minister determines that publishing the text or that part of the text—

i would be against the interests of national security, ii would be contrary to the public interest, or iii might jeopardise the safety of any person, and b the Minister has notified the Commissioner of that determination.

5 The Commissioner must keep the record of the certificate available to the public while the certificate is in force.

6 If a Minister of the Crown revokes a certificate issued under section 27, 79 or 111, the Minister must notify the Commissioner.