Amendment No. 23 concerns registration requirements. The Bill provides for the registration of all data controllers and processors except those specifically excluded. Some of the excluded categories are mentioned but there is also provision for the exclusion of "prescribed" categories. "Prescribed" in this context means prescribed in regulations made by the commissioner with the consent of the Minister. The directive contains some flexibility regarding registration requirements. Since registration could be seen as involving an additional burden on small-scale data controllers and processors where there is no obvious risk to fundamental rights and freedoms, it is intended to seek the views of interested and relevant parties regarding future registration obligations. With this in mind, the amendment provides that the registration requirements will be specified in regulations made by the Minister following consultation with the Data Protection Commissioner.