Amendment of the Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018
2.—(1) The Schedule to the Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 1, before the definition of “judge”, insert—
““elected representative” has the meaning given in paragraph 23(3)(a) to (d) and (f) to (m) of Schedule 1 to the Data Protection Act 2018;”.
(3) In paragraph 2(2)—
(a)at the end of paragraph (g), omit “or”;
(b)at the end of paragraph (h), insert “or”;
(c)after paragraph (h), insert—
“(i)carried out by—
(i)a member of the House of Lords who is entitled to receive writs of summons to attend that House, or
(ii)a person acting on the instructions, or on behalf, of such a member,
for the purposes of exercising the member’s functions as such;
(j)carried out by—
(i)an elected representative, or
(ii)a person acting on the instructions, or on behalf, of such a representative,
for the purposes of exercising the elected representative’s functions as such;
(k)carried out by—
(i)a person seeking to become (or remain) an elected representative (a “prospective representative”), or
(ii)a person acting on the instructions, or on behalf, of a prospective representative,
in connection with any activity which can be reasonably regarded as intended to promote or procure the election (or re-election) of the prospective representative.”.
S.I. 2018/480, amended by paragraph 421 of Schedule 19 to the Data Protection Act 2018. S.I. 2018/480 was made under sections 108(1) and (5) and 110(6) of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30). Those sections were subsequently repealed by paragraph 224 of Schedule 19 to the Data Protection Act 2018. S.I. 2018/480 now has effect as if it was made under section 137 of the Data Protection Act 2018 (see paragraph 26 of Schedule 20 to that Act).