PART 6Enforcement
Jurisdiction of courts
180Jurisdiction
1
The jurisdiction conferred on a court by the provisions listed in subsection (2) is exercisable—
a
in England and Wales, by the High Court or the county court,
b
in Northern Ireland, by the High Court or a county court, and
c
in Scotland, by the Court of Session or the sheriff,
subject to subsections (3) and (4).
2
Those provisions are—
a
section 145 (information orders);
b
section 152 (enforcement notices and processing for the special purposes);
c
section 156 (penalty notices and processing for the special purposes);
d
section 167 and Article 79 of the F1UK GDPR (compliance orders);
e
sections 168 and 169 and Article 82 of the F2UK GDPR (compensation).
3
In relation to the processing of personal data to which Part 4 applies, the jurisdiction conferred by the provisions listed in subsection (2) is exercisable only by the High Court or, in Scotland, the Court of Session.
4
In relation to an information notice which contains a statement under section 142(7), the jurisdiction conferred on a court by section 145 is exercisable only by the High Court or, in Scotland, the Court of Session.
5
The jurisdiction conferred on a court by section 164 (applications in respect of urgent notices) is exercisable only by the High Court or, in Scotland, the Court of Session.