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Data Protection Act

repealed (no longer in force). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today. The records juris holds show this law as repealed.

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Sections

  1. 1 Short title
  2. 2 Interpretation
  3. 3 Application of Act
  4. PART II: DATA PROTECTION OFFICE
  5. 4 Data Protection Office
  6. 5 Functions of Commissioner
  7. 6 Confidentiality and oath
  8. PART III: POWERS OF COMMISSIONER
  9. 7 Powers of Commissioner
  10. 8 Powers to obtain information
  11. 9 Delegation of powers by Commissioner
  12. 10 Contents of notice
  13. 11 Complaints
  14. 12 Enforcement of notice
  15. 13 Preservation Order
  16. 14 Power to carry out prior security checks
  17. 15 Compliance audit
  18. 16 Powers to request assistance
  19. 17 Powers of entry and search
  20. 19 Obstruction of authorised officer
  21. 20 Referral to police
  22. PART IV: OBLIGATION ON DATA CONTROLLERS
  23. 22 Collection of personal data
  24. 23 Accuracy of personal data
  25. 24 Processing of personal data
  26. 25 Processing of sensitive personal data
  27. 26 Use of personal data
  28. 27 Security of personal data
  29. 28 Duty to destroy personal data
  30. 29 Unlawful disclosure of personal data
  31. 30 Processing of personal data for direct marketing
  32. 31 Transfer of personal data
  33. 32 Data matching
  34. PART V: THE DATA PROTECTION REGISTER
  35. 33 Register of data controllers and data processors
  36. 34 Application for registration
  37. 35
  38. 35A
  39. 35B Registration of changes in particulars
  40. 36 Contents of register
  41. 37 Inspection of register
  42. 38 Duration of registration
  43. 39 Failure to register or to renew registration
  44. 40 Certificate issued by Commissioner
  45. PART VI: RIGHTS OF DATA SUBJECTS
  46. 41 Access to personal data
  47. 42 Compliance with request for access to personal data
  48. 43 Denial of access to personal data
  49. 44 Inaccurate personal data
  50. PART VII: EXEMPTIONS
  51. 45 National security
  52. 46 Crime and taxation
  53. 47 Health and social work
  54. 48 Regulatory activities
  55. 49 Journalism, literature and art
  56. 50 Research, history and statistics
  57. 51 Information available to public under an enactment
  58. 52 Disclosure required by law or in connection with legal proceedings
  59. 53 Legal professional privilege
  60. 54 Domestic purposes
  61. PART VIII: MISCELLANEOUS
  62. 55 Annual report
  63. 56 Codes and guidelines
  64. 57 Service of notice
  65. 58 Right of appeal
  66. 59 Special jurisdiction of Tribunal
  67. 60 Immunity and protection from liability
  68. 61 Offences and penalties
  69. 62 Forfeiture
  70. 63 Prosecution and jurisdiction
  71. 64 Consequential amendments
  72. 65 Regulations
  73. 66 Commencement