Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12)

SCHEDULES

[F1 SCHEDULE 21 U.K. Further transitional provision etc

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 21 inserted (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. 102 (with reg. 5, Sch. 3 para. 111(6)) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1586, regs. 1(2), 5(4)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Part 6 U.K. Enforcement

GDPR: maximum amount of penalties U.K.

16 In relation to an infringement, before IP completion day, of a provision of the EU GDPR (as it was directly applicable to the United Kingdom) or the applied GDPR—

(a) Article 83(5) and (6) of the UK GDPR and section 157(5)(a) and (b) of this Act have effect as if for “£17,500,000” there were substituted “ 20 million Euros ”;

(b) Article 83(4) of the UK GDPR and section 157(6)(a) and (b) of this Act have effect as if for “£8,700,000” there were substituted “ 10 million Euros ”;

(c) the maximum amount of a penalty in sterling must be determined by applying the spot rate of exchange set by the Bank of England on the day on which the penalty notice is given under section 155 of this Act.]