PART 4

Intelligence services processing
CHAPTER 1

Scope and definitions

Scope

Records of designation notices
82D
1
Where the Secretary of State gives a designation notice—
a
the Secretary of State must send a copy of the notice to the Commissioner, and
b
the Commissioner must publish a record of the notice.
2
The record must contain—
a
the Secretary of State’s name,
b
the date on which the notice was given,
c
the date on which the notice ceases to have effect (if not previously withdrawn), and
d
subject to subsection (3), the rest of the text of the notice.
3
The Commissioner must not publish the text, or a part of the text, of the notice if—
a
the Secretary of State has determined that publishing the text or that part of the text—
i
would be against the interests of national security,
ii
would be contrary to the public interest, or
iii
might jeopardise the safety of any person, and
b
the Secretary of State has notified the Commissioner of that determination.
4
The Commissioner must keep the record of the notice available to the public while the notice is in force.
5
Where the Secretary of State gives a withdrawal notice, the Secretary of State must send a copy of the notice to the Commissioner.
Ss. 82A-82E inserted (17.11.2025) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 89(3), 142(1); S.I. 2025/996, reg. 2(2)(a)