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.