(b) Part 1 provision that makes, amends or revokes provision described in paragraph (a),
nor does it require the relevant person to provide for the review of Part 1 provision that has been revoked.
(9) Section 28 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (duty to review regulatory provisions in secondary legislation) does not apply in relation to a power to make regulations under this Part.
I37 S. 19 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 142(1)(2) (h)
I38 S. 19 in force at 20.8.2025 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2025/904 , reg. 2(a)
20 Restrictions on processing and data protection U.K.
(1) Except as provided by subsection (2), regulations under this Part may provide for the processing of information in accordance with the regulations not to be in breach of—
(a) any obligation of confidence owed by the person processing the information, or
(b) any other restriction on the processing of information (however imposed).
(2) Regulations under this Part are not to be read as authorising or requiring processing of personal data that would contravene the data protection legislation (but in determining whether particular processing of data would do so, take into account the power conferred or duty imposed by the provision of the regulations in question).
(3) In this section—
“ the data protection legislation ” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3(9) of that Act);
“ personal data ” has the same meaning as in that Act (see section 3(2) of that Act).
I39 S. 20 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 142(1)(2) (h)
I40 S. 20 in force at 20.8.2025 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2025/904 , reg. 2(a)
21 Regulations under this Part: supplementary U.K.
(1) Regulations under this Part may (among other things)—
(a) make provision generally or in relation to particular cases;
(b) make different provision for different purposes or areas;
(c) make provision about the form and manner in which things must or may be done;
(d) make provision about the content of requests, notices or other documents;
(e) make provision about the time by which, or period within which, things must or may be done;
(f) make provision by reference to standards, arrangements, specifications or technical requirements as published from time to time;
(g) confer functions on a person, including functions involving the exercise of a discretion, and make provision in connection with the procedure for exercising the functions;
(h) make consequential, supplementary, incidental, transitional, transitory or saving provision.
(2) Regulations under this Part may not require or enable a person to set the maximum amount of a fine for an offence, except that such regulations may make provision about the maximum amount referring to the standard scale, the statutory maximum or a similar amount.