LegalizeData Protection Act 1998
Part I — Preliminary
Basic interpretative provisions
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Inspection of overseas information systems
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The special purposes
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The data protection principles
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Application of Act
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The Commissioner and the Tribunal
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Part II — Rights of data subjects and others
Right of access to personal data
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Provisions supplementary to section 7
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Application of section 7 where data controller is credit reference agency
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Right to prevent processing likely to cause damage or distress
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Right to prevent processing for purposes of direct marketing
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Rights in relation to automated decision-taking
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Compensation for failure to comply with certain requirements
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Rectification, blocking, erasure and destruction
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Jurisdiction and procedure
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Part III — Notification by data controllers
Preliminary
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Prohibition on processing without registration
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Notification by data controllers
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Register of notifications
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Duty to notify changes
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Offences
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Preliminary assessment by Commissioner
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Power to make provision for appointment of data protection supervisors
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Duty of certain data controllers to make certain information available
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Functions of Commissioner in relation to making of notification regulations
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Fees regulations
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Part IV — Exemptions
Preliminary
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National security
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Crime and taxation
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Health, education and social work
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Regulatory activity
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Journalism, literature and art
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Research, history and statistics
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Information available to the public by or under enactment
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Disclosures required by law or made in connection with legal proceedings etc
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Domestic purposes
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Miscellaneous exemptions
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Powers to make further exemptions by order
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Transitional relief
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Part V — Enforcement
Enforcement notices
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Cancellation of enforcement notice
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Request for assessment
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Information notices
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Special information notices
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Determination by Commissioner as to the special purposes
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Restriction on enforcement in case of processing for the special purposes
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Failure to comply with notice
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Rights of appeal
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Determination of appeals
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Powers of entry and inspection
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Part VI — Miscellaneous and General
Functions of Commissioner
General duties of Commissioner
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Reports and codes of practice to be laid before Parliament
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Assistance by Commissioner in cases involving processing for the special purposes
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International co-operation
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Unlawful obtaining et ceteralaetc. of personal data
Unlawful obtaining etc. of personal data
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Records obtained under data subject’s right of access
Prohibition of requirement as to production of certain records
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Avoidance of certain contractual terms relating to health records
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Information provided to Commissioner or Tribunal
Disclosure of information
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Confidentiality of information
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General provisions relating to offences
Prosecutions and penalties
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Liability of directors etc
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Amendments of Consumer Credit Act 1974
Amendments of Consumer Credit Act 1974
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- (1) In section 158 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (duty of agency to disclose filed information)—
- (a) in subsection (1)—
- (i) in paragraph (a) for “individual” there is substituted “ partnership or other unincorporated body of persons not consisting entirely of bodies corporate ”, and
- (ii) for “him” there is substituted “ it ”,
- (b) in subsection (2), for “his” there is substituted “ the consumer’s ”, and
- (c) in subsection (3), for “him” there is substituted “ the consumer ”.
- (2) In section 159 of that Act (correction of wrong information) for subsection (1) there is substituted—
(1) Any individual (the “objector”) given— (a) information under section 7 of the Data Protection Act 1998 by a credit reference agency, or (b) information under section 158, who considers that an entry in his file is incorrect, and that if it is not corrected he is likely to be prejudiced, may give notice to the agency requiring it either to remove the entry from the file or amend it.
- (3) In subsections (2) to (6) of that section—
- (a) for “consumer”, wherever occurring, there is substituted “ objector ”, and
- (b) for “Director”, wherever occurring, there is substituted “ the relevant authority ”.
- (4) After subsection (6) of that section there is inserted—
(7) The Data Protection Commissioner may vary or revoke any order made by him under this section. (8) In this section “the relevant authority” means— (a) where the objector is a partnership or other unincorporated body of persons, the Director, and (b) in any other case, the Data Protection Commissioner.
- (5) In section 160 of that Act (alternative procedure for business consumers)—
- (a) in subsection (4)—
- (i) for “him” there is substituted “ to the consumer ”, and
- (ii) in paragraphs (a) and (b) for “he” there is substituted “ the consumer ” and for “his” there is substituted “ the consumer’s ”, and
- (b) after subsection (6) there is inserted—
(7) In this section “consumer” has the same meaning as in section 158.
General
Application to Crown
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Transmission of notices etc. by electronic or other means
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Service of notices by Commissioner
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Exercise of rights in Scotland by children
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Orders, regulations and rules
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Meaning of “accessible record”
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Meaning of “health professional”
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Supplementary definitions
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Index of defined expressions
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Modifications of Act
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Transitional provisions and savings
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Minor and consequential amendments and repeals and revocations
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Short title, commencement and extent
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SCHEDULE 1
Part I — The principles
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Part II — Interpretation of the principles in Part I
The first principle
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The second principle
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The fourth principle
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The sixth principle
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The seventh principle
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The eighth principle
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SCHEDULE 2
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SCHEDULE 3
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SCHEDULE 4
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SCHEDULE 5
Part I — The Commissioner
Status and capacity
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Tenure of office and appointment
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Salary et ceteralaetc.
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Officers and staff
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Authentication of seal of the Commissioner
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Presumption of authenticity of documents issued by the Commissioner
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Money
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Accounts
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Application of Part I in Scotland
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Part II — The Tribunal
Tenure of office
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Salary et ceteralaetc.
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Officers and staff
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Expenses
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Part III
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SCHEDULE 6
Hearing of appeals
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Constitution of Tribunal in national security cases
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Constitution of Tribunal in other cases
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Determination of questions by full Tribunal
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Ex parte proceedings
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Tribunal Procedure Rules
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Obstruction et ceteralaetc.
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SCHEDULE 7
Confidential references given by the data controller
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Armed forces
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Judicial appointments and honours
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Crown employment and Crown or Ministerial appointments
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Management forecasts et ceteralaetc.
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