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Section 56: Codes and guidelines

Data Protection Act · PART VIII: MISCELLANEOUS

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56. Codes and guidelines (1) The Commissioner may, for the purposes of this Act or any regulations made under this Act, issue or approve codes of practice, or issue guidelines. (2) Before issuing or approving any code of practice, or issuing any guidelines, the Commissioner may consult such person or authority as he thinks fit. (3) Any code of practice— (a) may be varied or revoked; (b) shall, where the code is approved under subsection (1), come into operation on a day specified by the Commissioner. (4) The Commissioner shall keep a register of approved codes and guidelines which shall be available for public inspection. (5) The Commissioner may, on payment of such fee as may be prescribed, provide copies of, or extracts from, the register specified in subsection (4). (S. 56 came into operation on 16 February 2009.)

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