PART 5The Information Commissioner
Fees
135Manifestly unfounded or excessive requests by data subjects etc
1
Where a request to the Commissioner from a data subject or a data protection officer is manifestly unfounded or excessive, the Commissioner may—
a
charge a reasonable fee for dealing with the request, or
b
refuse to act on the request.
2
An example of a request that may be excessive is one that merely repeats the substance of previous requests.
3
In any proceedings where there is an issue as to whether a request described in subsection (1) is manifestly unfounded or excessive, it is for the Commissioner to show that it is.
4
Subsections (1) and (3) apply only in cases in which the Commissioner does not already have such powers and obligations under Article 57(4) of the F1UK GDPR.