The Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015

Enforcement and appeals provisions: general U.K.

18.—(1) Except where regulation 19 applies, the relevant enforcement and appeals provisions of the 2000 Act apply for the purposes of these Regulations as they apply for the purposes of the 2000 Act, but with the modifications in paragraph (3) of this regulation.

(2) In this regulation, “the relevant enforcement and appeals provisions of the 2000 Act” means the following sections of the 2000 Act—

(a) section 50 (application for decision by Commissioner);

(b) section 51 (information notices);

(c) section 52 (enforcement notices);

(d) section 54 (failure to comply with notice);

(e) section 56 (no action against public authority);

(f) section 57 (appeal against notices served under Part IV);

(g) section 58 (determination of appeals).

(3) The relevant enforcement and appeals provisions of the 2000 Act apply as mentioned in paragraph (1) as if—

(a) for any reference to “public authority”, “an authority” or “the authority”, there were substituted a reference to “public sector body”, “a body” or “the body” respectively;

(b) in section 50—

(i) in subsection (1)—

(aa) for “information” there were substituted “ re-use ”;

(bb) for “Part I” there were substituted “ the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015 ”;

(ii) in subsection (2)(a), the words “in conformity with the code of practice under section 45” were omitted;

(iii) paragraph (a) of subsection (4) and the “or” at the end of that paragraph were omitted;

(iv) in subsection (4)(b), for the words “sections 11 and 17” there were substituted “ the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015 ”;

(v) subsection (7) were omitted;

(c) in section 51—

(i) in subsection (1)—

(aa) in paragraph (b)(i), for “Part I, or” there were substituted “ the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015, ”;

(bb) paragraph (b)(ii) were omitted;

(cc) in the closing words, for the words from “application” to the end there were substituted “ application, or to compliance with those Regulations, as is so specified ”;

(ii) in subsection (2)(b)(i), for the words “either of the purposes” there were substituted “ the purpose ”;

(d) in section 52—

(i) in subsections (1) and (2), for “Part I” there were substituted “ the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015 ”;

(ii) subsection (5) were omitted;

(e) in section 56(1), for “by or under this Act” there were substituted “ by the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015 ”;

(f) in section 57, subsection (3) were omitted.