Legislation – Data (Use and Access) Act 2025
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Part 8Final provisions
139Power to make consequential amendments
(1)
The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision that is consequential on any provision made by this Act.
(2)
Regulations under this section—
(a)
may make different provision for different purposes;
(b)
may include transitional, transitory or saving provision;
(c)
may amend, repeal or revoke any provision made by an enactment.
(3)
The reference in subsection (2)(c) to provision made by an enactment is—
(a)
where the amendment, repeal or revocation is consequential on section 117, 118 or 119(1) or Schedule 14, a reference to provision made by an enactment whenever passed or made (including this Act), and
(b)
in any other case, a reference to provision made by an enactment passed or made before the end of the Session in which this Act is passed.
(4)
Regulations under this section made in consequence of section 183A of the Data Protection Act 2018 (inserted by section 106 of this Act) may amend, repeal or revoke provision which refers to the data protection legislation (as defined in section 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018) as they could if the provision referred instead to the main data protection legislation (as defined in section 183A of that Act).
(5)
Regulations under this section that amend, repeal or revoke primary legislation are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.
(6)
Any other regulations under this section are subject to the negative resolution procedure.
(7)
In this section—
“enactment” includes—
(a)
an enactment comprised in subordinate legislation (as defined in section 21 of the Interpretation Act 1978),
(b)
an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument made under, a Measure or Act of Senedd Cymru,
(c)
an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament,
(d)
an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument made under, Northern Ireland legislation, and
(e)
assimilated direct legislation;
“primary legislation” means—
(a)
an Act of Parliament;
(b)
an Act of the Scottish Parliament;
(c)
a Measure or Act of Senedd Cymru;
(d)
Northern Ireland legislation.