Section 180 — Data Protection Act 2018: Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction 180 1 The jurisdiction conferred on a court by the provisions listed in subsection (2) is exercisable—

a in England and Wales, by the High Court or the county court, b in Northern Ireland, by the High Court or a county court, and c in Scotland, by the Court of Session or the sheriff, subject to subsections (3) and (4).

2 Those provisions are—

a section 145 (information orders);

b section 152 (enforcement notices and processing for the special purposes);

c section 156 (penalty notices and processing for the special purposes);

d section 167 and Article 79 of the UK GDPR (compliance orders);

e sections 168 and 169 and Article 82 of the UK GDPR (compensation).

3 In relation to the processing of personal data to which Part 4 applies, the jurisdiction conferred by the provisions listed in subsection (2) is exercisable only by the High Court or, in Scotland, the Court of Session.

4 In relation to an information notice which contains a statement under section 142(7), the jurisdiction conferred on a court by section 145 is exercisable only by the High Court or, in Scotland, the Court of Session.

5 The jurisdiction conferred on a court by section 164 (applications in respect of urgent notices) is exercisable only by the High Court or, in Scotland, the Court of Session.