Part 5: The Information Commissioner Section 116: Other general functions
Subsection (1)(a) is a new provision for the Commissioner to be the supervisory authority for the purpose of Article 41 of the LED, which requires Member States to have a supervisory authority responsible for monitoring application of the Directive.
	Subsection (1)(b) makes a provision for the Commissioner to continue to be the UK’s designated authority for the purposes of Article 13 of the Convention. Section 3 provides a definition of the Convention.