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Section 8: Preservation Order

Data Protection Act 2017 · PART II: DATA PROTECTION OFFICE

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8. Preservation Order (1) The Commissioner may apply to a Judge in Chambers for a Preservation Order for the expeditious preservation of data, including traffic data, where he has reasonable ground to believe that the data are vulnerable to loss or modification. (2) Where the Judge is satisfied that a Preservation Order may be made under subsection (1), he shall issue the Preservation Order specifying a period which shall not be more than 90 days during which the order shall remain in force. 480 Acts 2017 Acts 2017 481 (3) The Judge may, on application made by the Commissioner, extend the period specified in subsection (2) for such period as he thinks fit.

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