4A—(1) The Secretary of State must by direction designate a person as the designated independent authority in relation to the PIU.
(2) The person for the time being designated must be a person in relation to whom the Secretary of State is satisfied that the requirements of paragraph (3) are met.
(3) Those requirements are that the person—
(a)does not carry out relevant PNR data processing,
(b)acts independently of any person carrying out relevant PNR data processing, and
(c)has sufficient expertise and knowledge and has had appropriate training to exercise the functions of the designated independent authority under these Regulations.
(4) In paragraph (3), relevant PNR data processing is processing of PNR data otherwise than in exercise of the functions of the designated independent authority under these Regulations.
(5) The PIU must make EU PNR data available to the designated independent authority for the purposes of the authority's functions under these Regulations.
(6) The designated independent authority may process EU PNR data for the purposes of exercising the authority's functions under these Regulations.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 4A inserted (31.12.2020) by European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (c. 29), s. 40(6)(b), Sch. 2 para. 4 (with Sch. 2 para. 17, Sch. 6 para. 9); S.I. 2020/1662, reg. 2(cc)