Section 212 — Data Protection Act 2018: Commencement

Commencement 212 1 Except as provided by subsections (2) and (3), this Act comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint.

2 This section and the following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—

a sections 1 and 3;

b section 182;

c sections 204, 205 and 206;

d sections 209 and 210;

e sections 213(2), 214 and 215;

f any other provision of this Act so far as it confers power to make regulations or Tribunal Procedure Rules or is otherwise necessary for enabling the exercise of such a power on or after the day on which this Act is passed.

3 The following provisions come into force at the end of the period of 2 months beginning when this Act is passed—

a section 124;

b sections 125, 126 and 127, so far as they relate to a code prepared under section 124;

c section 177;

d section 178 and Schedule 17;

e section 179.

4 Regulations under this section may make different provision for different areas.