Data Protection Act 2018

Codes etc required to be consistent with the Commissioner's data-sharing codeU.K.

48(1)This paragraph applies in relation to the code of practice issued under each of the following provisions—U.K.

(a)section 19AC of the Registration Service Act 1953 (code of practice about disclosure of information by civil registration officials);

(b)section 43 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (code of practice about disclosure of information to improve public service delivery);

(c)section 52 of that Act (code of practice about disclosure of information to reduce debt owed to the public sector);

(d)section 60 of that Act (code of practice about disclosure of information to combat fraud against the public sector);

(e)section 70 of that Act (code of practice about disclosure of information for research purposes).

(2)During the relevant period, the code of practice does not have effect to the extent that it is inconsistent with the code of practice prepared under section 121 of this Act (data-sharing code) and issued under section 125(4) of this Act (as altered or replaced from time to time).

(3)In this paragraph, “the relevant period”, in relation to a code issued under a section mentioned in sub-paragraph (1), means the period—

(a)beginning when the amendments of that section in Schedule 19 to this Act come into force, and

(b)ending when the code is first reissued under that section.

49(1)This paragraph applies in relation to the original statement published under section 45E of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (statement of principles and procedures in connection with access to information by the Statistics Board).U.K.

(2)During the relevant period, the statement does not have effect to the extent that it is inconsistent with the code of practice prepared under section 121 of this Act (data-sharing code) and issued under section 125(4) of this Act (as altered or replaced from time to time).

(3)In this paragraph, “the relevant period” means the period—

(a)beginning when the amendments of section 45E of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 in Schedule 19 to this Act come into force, and

(b)ending when the first revised statement is published under that section.