Section 25(1)

In this Part— “application programming interface” means a facility for allowing software to make use of facilities contained in other software; “dashboard service” means an electronic communications service by means of which information may be requested by and provided to a person; “digital content” means data which is produced and supplied in digital form; “electronic communications service” has the meaning given by section 32 of the Communications Act 2003; “goods” includes water, gas and electricity (however supplied); “micro business” has the meaning given by section 33 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, read with any regulations under that section; “primary legislation” means— an Act of Parliament; an Act of the Scottish Parliament; a Measure or Act of Senedd Cymru; Northern Ireland legislation; “processing” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3(4) of that Act) and related terms are to be interpreted accordingly; “public authority” means a person whose functions— are of a public nature, or include functions of that nature; “small business” has the meaning given by section 33 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, read with any regulations under that section; “specified” means specified, or of a description specified, by regulations under this Part, or in exercise of a power conferred by such regulations, except to the extent otherwise provided in this Part; “third party recipient” means— in section 3, a third party in relation to customer data (see section 2(2)), in sections 4 and 5, a third party recipient in relation to business data (see section 4(2)), and in other sections, a third party recipient in relation to customer data or business data (see sections 2(2) and 4(2)).

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