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Section 141: Notices from the Commissioner

Data Protection Act 2018 · 2018 c. 12View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 5: The Information Commissioner

This section applies in relation to a notice authorised or required by this Act to be given to a person by the Commissioner.

The notice may be given to an individual—

by delivering it to the individual,
by sending it to the individual by post addressed to the individual at his or her usual or last-known place of residence or business, or
by leaving it for the individual at that place.

The notice may be given to a body corporate or unincorporate—

by sending it by post to the proper officer of the body at its principal office, or
by addressing it to the proper officer of the body and leaving it at that office.

The notice may be given to a partnership in Scotland—

by sending it by post to the principal office of the partnership, or
by addressing it to that partnership and leaving it at that office.

The notice may be given to the person by other means, including by electronic means, with the person's consent.

In this section—

  • "principal office", in relation to a registered company, means its registered office;

  • "proper officer", in relation to any body, means the secretary or other executive officer charged with the conduct of its general affairs;

  • "registered company" means a company registered under the enactments relating to companies for the time being in force in the United Kingdom.

This section is without prejudice to any other lawful method of giving a notice.

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