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168(1)Section 22 (power to disclose information) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (4)—
(a)in the English language text, for paragraph (a) substitute—
“(a)sections 142 to 154, 160 to 164 or 174 to 176 of, or Schedule 15 to, the Data Protection Act 2018 (certain provisions relating to enforcement);”, and
(b)in the Welsh language text, for paragraph (a) substitute—
“(a)adrannau 142 i 154, 160 i 164, neu 174 i 176 o Ddeddf Diogelu Data 2018 neu Atodlen 15 i'r Ddeddf honno (darpariaethau penodol yn ymwneud â gorfodi);”.
(3)For subsection (5)—
(a)in the English language text substitute—
“(5)The offences referred to under subsection (3)(b) are those under—
(a)a provision of the Data Protection Act 2018 other than paragraph 15 of Schedule 15 (obstruction of exercise of warrant etc); or
(b)section 77 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (offence of altering etc records with intent to prevent disclosure).”, and
(b)in the Welsh language text substitute—
“(5)Y tramgwyddau y cyfeirir atynt yn is-adran (3)(b) yw'r rhai—
(a)o dan ddarpariaeth yn Neddf Diogelu Data 2018 ac eithrio paragraff 15 o Atodlen 15 (rhwystro gweithredu gwarant etc); neu
(b)o dan adran 77 o Ddeddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000 (trosedd o altro etc cofnodion gyda'r bwriad o atal datgelu).”
(4)In subsection (8)—
(a)in the English language text, for “the Data Protection Act 1998” substitute “ the data protection legislation ”, and
(b)in the Welsh language text, for “gymhwyso Deddf Diogelu Data 1998” substitute “gymhwyso'r ddeddfwriaeth diogelu data”.
(5)In subsection (9)—
(a)at the appropriate place in the English language text insert—
““the data protection legislation” (“y ddeddfwriaeth diogelu data”) has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act);”, and
(b)at the appropriate place in the Welsh language text insert—
““mae i “y ddeddfwriaeth diogelu data” yr un ystyr ag a roddir i “the data protection legislation” yn Neddf Diogelu Data 2018 (gweler adran 3 o'r Ddeddf honno);”.
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