PART 2General processing
CHAPTER 2The GDPR
Transfers of personal data to third countries etc
18Transfers of personal data to third countries etc
1
The Secretary of State may by regulations specify, for the purposes of Article 49(1)(d) of the GDPR—
a
circumstances in which a transfer of personal data to a third country or international organisation is to be taken to be necessary for important reasons of public interest, and
b
circumstances in which a transfer of personal data to a third country or international organisation which is not required by an enactment is not to be taken to be necessary for important reasons of public interest.
2
The Secretary of State may by regulations restrict the transfer of a category of personal data to a third country or international organisation where—
a
the transfer is not authorised by an adequacy decision under Article 45(3) of the GDPR, and
b
the Secretary of State considers the restriction to be necessary for important reasons of public interest.
3
Regulations under this section—
a
are subject to the made affirmative resolution procedure where the Secretary of State has made an urgency statement in respect of them;
b
are otherwise subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.
4
For the purposes of this section, an urgency statement is a reasoned statement that the Secretary of State considers it desirable for the regulations to come into force without delay.