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UK Law Reference
All sections of European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020
2020 c. 29, s.25

Section 25 — Disclosure of data relating to drivers' cards for tachographs

This version in force from 2021-07-23

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) The Secretary of State may disclose data from the GB electronic register in accordance with—

(a) Article 13(2) of [F1 Section 2 of Part C of Annex 31] to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (interconnection and accessibility of electronic registers of data relating to drivers' cards for tachographs), or

(b) Article 13(4) of [F2 Section 2 of Part C of Annex 31] to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (access for control officers to electronic registers of data relating to drivers' cards for tachographs).

(2) The Department for Infrastructure may disclose data from the NI electronic register in accordance with—

(a) Article 13(2) of [F3 Section 2 of Part C of Annex 31] to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (interconnection and accessibility of electronic registers of data relating to drivers' cards for tachographs), or

(b) Article 13(4) of [F4 Section 2 of Part C of Annex 31] to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (access for control officers to electronic registers of data relating to drivers' cards for tachographs).

(3) A disclosure under this section does not breach—

(a) any obligation of confidence owed by the Secretary of State or the Department for Infrastructure, or

(b) any other restriction on the disclosure of data (however imposed).

(4) Nothing in this section authorises the making of a disclosure which contravenes the data protection legislation (save that the power conferred by this section is to be taken into account in determining whether any disclosure contravenes that legislation).

(5) Nothing in this section limits the circumstances in which data may be disclosed under any other enactment or rule of law.

(6) In this section—“GB electronic register” means any electronic register maintained by the Secretary of State in accordance with Article 13(1) of [F5 Section 2 of Part C of Annex 31] to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (maintenance of electronic registers of data relating to drivers' cards for tachographs); “NI electronic register” means any electronic register maintained by the Department for Infrastructure in accordance with Article 13(1) of [F5 Section 2 of Part C of Annex 31] to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (maintenance of electronic registers of data relating to drivers' cards for tachographs).

Amendment notes

  1. F1 Words in s. 25(1)(a) substituted (23.7.2021) by The European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (References to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/884), reg. 1(2), Sch. (with reg. 1(3)(a))
  2. F2 Words in s. 25(1)(b) substituted (23.7.2021) by The European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (References to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/884), reg. 1(2), Sch. (with reg. 1(3)(a))
  3. F3 Words in s. 25(2)(a) substituted (23.7.2021) by The European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (References to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/884), reg. 1(2), Sch. (with reg. 1(3)(a))
  4. F4 Words in s. 25(2)(b) substituted (23.7.2021) by The European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (References to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/884), reg. 1(2), Sch. (with reg. 1(3)(a))
  5. F5 Words in s. 25(6) substituted (23.7.2021) by The European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (References to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/884), reg. 1(2), Sch. (with reg. 1(3)(a))