Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 19 Minor and consequential amendments

PART 1 Amendments of primary legislation

Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7)

5 In section 33A(1) (disclosure of information by Local Commissioner to Information Commissioner)—

(a) in paragraph (a), for sub-paragraph (i) substitute—

“(i) sections 142 to 154, 160 to 164 or 174 to 176 of, or Schedule 15 to, the Data Protection Act 2018 (certain provisions relating to enforcement),”, and

(b) for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) the commission of an offence under—

(i) a provision of the Data Protection Act 2018 other than paragraph 15 of Schedule 15 (obstruction of execution of warrant etc), or

(ii) section 77 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (offence of altering etc records with intent to prevent disclosure).”