Regulation (EU) 2016/679 as retained in UK law (UK GDPR) – Article 49A – Restriction in the public interest
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Article 49A[F1Restriction in the public interest
1. The Secretary of State may by regulations restrict the transfer of a category of personal data to a third country or international organisation where—
- (a)the transfer is not approved by regulations under Article 45A for the time being in force, and
- (b)the Secretary of State considers the restriction to be necessary for important reasons of public interest.
2. Regulations under this Article—
- (a)are subject to the made affirmative resolution procedure where the Secretary of State has made an urgency statement in respect of them;
- (b)otherwise, are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.
3. For the purposes of this Article, an urgency statement is a reasoned statement that the Secretary of State considers it desirable for the regulations to come into force without delay.]
Amended text
This Article is shown as amended by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), among other instruments (see the annotations below) (commenced provisions as at 30 September 2026, ELI), as incorporated in the text in force on 30 September 2026 as published on legislation.gov.uk.
Annotations and footnotes
Textual Amendments
- F1 Art. 49A inserted (19.6.2025 for specified purposes, 5.2.2026 in so far as not already in force) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), s. 142(1)(2)(h), Sch. 7 para. 10; S.I. 2026/82, reg. 2(z9)
https://uk-gdpr.digiphile.law/article/article-49A.html
Text as at 17 September 2026.
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