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F1S. 17 cross-heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 21 (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
(1)Accreditation of a person as a certification provider is only valid when carried out by—
(a)the Commissioner, or
(b)the [F2UK national accreditation body].
(2)The Commissioner may only accredit a person as a certification provider where the Commissioner—
(a)has published a statement that the Commissioner will carry out such accreditation, and
(b)has not published a notice withdrawing that statement.
(3)The [F3UK national accreditation body] may only accredit a person as a certification provider where the Commissioner—
(a)has published a statement that the body may carry out such accreditation, and
(b)has not published a notice withdrawing that statement.
(4)The publication of a notice under subsection (2)(b) or (3)(b) does not affect the validity of any accreditation carried out before its publication.
(5)Schedule 5 makes provision about reviews of, and appeals from, a decision relating to accreditation of a person as a certification provider.
(6)The [F4UK national accreditation body] may charge a reasonable fee in connection with, or incidental to, the carrying out of the body's functions under this section, Schedule 5 and Article 43 of the [F5UK GDPR].
(7)The [F6UK national accreditation body] must provide the Secretary of State with such information relating to its functions under this section, Schedule 5 and Article 43 of the [F7UK GDPR] as the Secretary of State may reasonably require.
(8)In this section—
“certification provider” means a person who issues certification for the purposes of Article 42 of the [F8UK GDPR];
“the [F9UK national accreditation body]” means the [F9UK national accreditation body] for the purposes of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93.
Textual Amendments
F2Words in s. 17(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 22(2) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in s. 17(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 22(3) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in s. 17(6) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 22(4)(a) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Words in s. 17(6) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 22(4)(b) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6Words in s. 17(7) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 22(5)(a) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7Words in s. 17(7) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 22(5)(b) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F8Words in s. 17(8) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 22(6)(a) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F9Words in s. 17(8) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 22(6)(b) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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