Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12)

PART 5 U.K. The Information Commissioner

Reports etc U.K.

139 Reporting to Parliament U.K.

(1) The Commissioner must—

(a) produce a general report on the carrying out of the Commissioner's functions annually,

(b) arrange for it to be laid before Parliament, and

(c) publish it.

(2) The report must include the annual report required under Article 59 of the [F1 UK GDPR].

(3) The Commissioner may produce other reports relating to the carrying out of the Commissioner's functions and arrange for them to be laid before Parliament.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 139(2) 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. 58 (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

140 Publication by the Commissioner U.K.

A duty under this Act for the Commissioner to publish a document is a duty for the Commissioner to publish it, or to arrange for it to be published, in such form and manner as the Commissioner considers appropriate.

141 Notices from the Commissioner U.K.

(1) This section applies in relation to a notice authorised or required by this Act to be given to a person by the Commissioner.

(2) The notice may be given to an individual—

(a) by delivering it to the individual,

(b) by sending it to the individual by post addressed to the individual at his or her usual or last-known place of residence or business, or

(c) by leaving it for the individual at that place.

(3) The notice may be given to a body corporate or unincorporate—

(a) by sending it by post to the proper officer of the body at its principal office, or

(b) by addressing it to the proper officer of the body and leaving it at that office.

(4) The notice may be given to a partnership in Scotland—

(a) by sending it by post to the principal office of the partnership, or

(b) by addressing it to that partnership and leaving it at that office.

(5) The notice may be given to the person by other means, including by electronic means, with the person's consent.

(6) In this section—

• “principal office”, in relation to a registered company, means its registered office;

• “proper officer”, in relation to any body, means the secretary or other executive officer charged with the conduct of its general affairs;

• “registered company” means a company registered under the enactments relating to companies for the time being in force in the United Kingdom.

(7) This section is without prejudice to any other lawful method of giving a notice.