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Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026

Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 6) Regs 2026 sets citation and statutory interpretation definitions under reg. 1.

Verified at publication, 2026-11-12 11:42 UTC

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Summary

What this law does

Brings into force specified provisions of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 and establishes transitional and saving provisions for data protection and privacy rules.

Why it matters to Signicat and its customers

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1 parts · 12 provisions. Open a provision for its text and, where available, its one-line summary.

· 12 provisions
1 Citation and interpretation
2 Provisions of the 2025 Act coming into force on 5th February 2026
3 Provisions of the 2025 Act coming into force on 19th June 2026
4 Savings provisions relating to section 76 (time limits for responding to data subjects’ requests)
5 Saving provision relating to section 80 and Schedule 6 (automated decision-making)
6 Saving provision relating to section 101 (penalty notices)
7 Transitional provision relating to section 103 and Schedule 10 (complaints by data subjects)
8 Transitional provision relating to section 115 and Schedule 13 (Commissioner’s enforcement powers): investigatory powers
9 Saving provision for exercise of powers begun under the PEC Regulations before 5th February 2026
10 Saving provision for audits begun under regulations 5 and 5B of the PEC Regulations before 5th February 2026
11 Transitional and savings provisions for enforcement action
12 Amendment of the 2018 Act

Impact profile

Transportation
1
Banking finance
1
Public sector health
1
Energy, utilities & telco
1
Insurance pensions
1
Services
1
Media entertainment
1
Manufacturing construction
1
Commerce
1

Dimensions

Mechanism strength
1
Signicat obligation
0
Urgency
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Penalties

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Definitions

the 2018 Act
“the Data Protection Act 2018”
reg. 1
the 2025 Act
“the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025”
reg. 1
the Commissioner
“has the same meaning as in section 3(8) of the 2018 Act”
reg. 1
controller
“has the same meaning as in section 3(6) of the 2018 Act”
reg. 1
data subject
“has the same meaning as in section 3(5) of the 2018 Act”
reg. 1

References

uk:ukpga/2018/12

uk:ukpga/2025/18

uk:uksi/2026/82