Part 8: Final provisions
Section 139: Power to make consequential amendments
- Section 139 gives the Secretary of State a regulation-making power to make amendments to other legislation which are consequential on provisions in this Act, as well as to this Act itself where such amendments are consequential on the abolition of the Information Commissioner and his replacement by the new Information Commission. Any regulations proposed under this power which amend, repeal or revoke primary legislation are subject to the affirmative procedure. Any other regulations are subject to the negative procedure.
Section 140: Regulations
- Section 140 makes provision concerning the form and procedure for making regulations under the powers in this Act.
Section 141: Extent
- Detailed analysis of the extent of this Act can be found at Annex A.
- Section 141 (7) - (9) confirms that the immigration legislation amended by section 55 may be extended to the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Isle of Man with or without modifications.
- Section 141(10) confirms that amendments of the Online Safety Act 2023 made by sections 124 and 125 may, like the other provisions of that Act, be extended to the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Isle of Man (with or without modifications).
Section 142: Commencement
- Section 142 gives the Secretary of State a regulation-making power to bring the Act’s provisions into force. Some provisions, listed in subsection (2), come into force on the date of Royal Assent. Other provisions, listed in subsection (3), come into force two months after Royal Assent. Further information about when provisions will be commenced can be found under "Commencement" below.
Section 143: Transitional, transitory and saving provision
- Section 143 gives the Secretary of State a regulation-making power to make transitional, transitory or saving provisions that may be needed in connection with any of the Act’s provisions coming into force, including changes to such provisions in Schedule 21 to the DPA 2018 (Further transitional provision etc.) and Part 2 of Schedule 9 to this Act (Transfers of personal data to third countries etc: consequential and transitional provision).
Section 144: Short title
- Section 144 is self-explanatory.
