Section 119

The functions of the Information Commissioner are transferred to the Information Commission. So far as is appropriate in consequence of subsection (1), a reference to the Information Commissioner (however expressed) in an enactment or other document whenever passed or made (including this Act) is to be treated as a reference to the Information Commission. In this section, “enactment” includes— an enactment comprised in subordinate legislation (as defined in section 21 of the Interpretation Act 1978), an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument made under, a Measure or Act of Senedd Cymru, an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament, an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument made under, Northern Ireland legislation, and assimilated direct legislation.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04