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Section 46: Crime and taxation

Data Protection Act · PART VII: EXEMPTIONS

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46. Crime and taxation The processing of personal data for the purposes of— (a) the prevention or detection of crime; (b) the apprehension or prosecution of offenders; or (c) the assessment or collection of any tax, duty or imposition of a similar nature, shall be exempt from— (i) the Second, Third, Fourth and Eighth Data Protection Principles; (ii) sections 23 to 26; and (iii) Part VI of this Act in respect of blocking personal data, to the extent to which the application of such provisions would be likely to prejudice any of the matters specified in paragraphs (a) to (c). (S. 46 came into operation on 16 February 2009.)

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