Section 82D — Data Protection Act 2018: Records of designation notices

Records of designation notices 82D 1 Where the Secretary of State gives a designation notice—

a the Secretary of State must send a copy of the notice to the Commissioner, and b the Commissioner must publish a record of the notice.

2 The record must contain—

a the Secretary of State’s name, b the date on which the notice was given, c the date on which the notice ceases to have effect (if not previously withdrawn),

and d subject to subsection (3), the rest of the text of the notice.

3 The Commissioner must not publish the text, or a part of the text, of the notice if—

a the Secretary of State has determined 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 Secretary of State has notified the Commissioner of that determination.

4 The Commissioner must keep the record of the notice available to the public while the notice is in force.

5 Where the Secretary of State gives a withdrawal notice, the Secretary of State must send a copy of the notice to the Commissioner.