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Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019
No. 5 of 2019
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-4 | 18 April 2019 | Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 189 of 2019), art. 2(a) |
| S. 5 | 18 April 2019 | Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 189 of 2019), art. 2(b) |
| S. 6(1) | 18 April 2019 | Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 189 of 2019), art. 2(c) |
| S. 6(2), (3) | 16 December 2022 | Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 334 of 2021), art. 3 as amended by S.I. No. 137 of 2022 |
| Ss. 7(1), 7(2), 7(3), 7(5) for the purposes of the application of those provisions to the disclosure of personal data under Part 5 | 18 April 2019 | Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 189 of 2019), art. 2(d) |
| Ss. 7(1), 7(2), 7(3), 7(5) except for the purposes of the application of those provisions to the disclosure of personal data under Part 5 | 7 July 2021 | Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 334 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 7(4) | 7 July 2021 | Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 334 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 8(1) | 18 April 2019 | Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 189 of 2019), art. 2(e) |
| S. 8(2), (3) | 7 July 2021 | Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 334 of 2021), art. 2 |
| Ss. 9-12 | 18 April 2019 | Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 189 of 2019), art. 2(f) |
| S. 13 for the purposes of the application of that section to the disclosure of personal data under Part 5 | 18 April 2019 | Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 189 of 2019), art. 2(g) |
| S. 13 except for the purposes of the application of that section to the disclosure of personal data under Part 5 | 7 July 2021 | Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 334 of 2021), art. 2 |
| Ss. 14-22 | 7 July 2021 | Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 334 of 2021), art. 2 |
| Ss. 23-32 | 18 April 2019 | Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 189 of 2019), art. 2(h) |
| S. 33 | 18 April 2019 | Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 189 of 2019), art. 2(i) |
| S. 34(1), (2) | 18 April 2019 | Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 189 of 2019), art. 2(i) |
| S. 34(3) | 7 July 2021 | Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 334 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 35 | 18 April 2019 | Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 189 of 2019), art. 2(i) |
| Ss. 36-70 | 7 July 2021 | Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 334 of 2021), art. 2 |
| Ss. 71-75 | 18 April 2019 | Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 189 of 2019), art. 2(j) |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. 19(1)(d) references construed | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 47(7)(b) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 19(1)(f) references construed | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 47(7)(c) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 19(1)(r) references construed | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 47(7)(d) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 19(1) applied with modifications | Broadcasting Act 2009 18/2009, s. 33(4)(a)-(d) as inserted by 41/2022, s. 8 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| Sch., item 3 reference construed | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019). s. 8(2) | 1 October 2020 | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 399 of 2020), art. 2(b) |
| Sch. item 15 functions vested in Ervia transferred and references construed | Gas (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (11/2024), ss. 1(2), 11 | 1 June 2024 | Gas (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 208 of 2024), art. 4 |
| Sch. para. 25A inserted | Water Services (Amendment) Act 2022 (39/2022), ss. 1(3), 31, schedule | 1 January 2023 | Water Services (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 678 of 2022), art. 4(d) |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 1(2) | Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 137 of 2022) |
| S. 10(2) | Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (Exempted Body) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 337 of 2023) |
| S. 35(2) | Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (Allocation of Unique Business Identifier) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 489 of 2023) |