Data Protection Act 2018

CHAPTER 12

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An Act to make provision for the regulation of the processing of information relating to individuals; to make provision in connection with the Information Commissioner’s functions under certain regulations relating to information; to make provision for a direct marketing code of practice, and for connected purposes. [23rd May 2018]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

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Part 1 Preliminary	–	1
Part 2 General Proessing	–	2 3 4
Part 3 Law Enforcement Processing	–	5 6 7 8 9 10
Part 4 Intelligence Services Processing	–	11 12 13 14 15 16
Part 5 The Information Commissioner	–	17
Part 6 Enforcement	–	18
Part 7 Supplementary and Final Provision	–	19
Schedule 1 Special Categories of Personal Data and Criminal Convictions Etc Data	–	20 21 22 23
Schedule 2 Exemptions Etc from The GDPR	–	24 25 26 27 28 29
Schedule 3 Exemptions Etc from The GDPR: Health, Social work, Education and Child Abuse Data	–	30 31 32 33 34
Schedule 4 Exemptions Etc from The GDPR: Disclosure Prohibited or Restricted by an Enactment	–	35
Schedule 5 Accreditation of Certification Providers: Reviews and Appeals	–	36
Schedule 6 The Applied GDPR and The Applied Chapter 2	–	37 38
Schedule 7 Competent Authorities	–	39
Schedule 8 Conditions for Sensitive Processing under Part 3	–	40
Schedule 9 Conditions for Processing under Part 4	–	41
Schedule 10 Conditions for Sensitive Processing under Part 4	–	42
Schedule 11 Other Exemptions under Part 4	–	43
Schedule 12 The Information Commissioner	–	44
Schedule 13 Other General Functions of the Commissoner	–	45
Schedule 14 CO-OPERATION and Mutual Assistance	–	46 47
Schedule 15 Powers of Entry and Inspection	–	48
Schedule 16 Penalties	–	49
Schedule 17 Review of Processing of Personal Data for the Purposes of Journalism	–	50
Schedule 18 Relevant Records	–	51
Schedule 19 Minor and Consequential Amendments	–	52 53 54 55
Schedule 20 Transitional Provision Etc	–	56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64

Data Protection Act 2018

CHAPTER 12

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Table of Contents

Part 1 Preliminary

Part 2 General Proessing

Part 3 Law Enforcement Processing

Part 4 Intelligence Services Processing

Part 5 The Information Commissioner

Part 6 Enforcement

Part 7 Supplementary and Final Provision

Schedule 1 Special Categories of Personal Data and Criminal Convictions Etc Data

Schedule 2 Exemptions Etc from The GDPR

Schedule 3 Exemptions Etc from The GDPR: Health, Social work, Education and Child Abuse Data

Schedule 4 Exemptions Etc from The GDPR: Disclosure Prohibited or Restricted by an Enactment

Schedule 5 Accreditation of Certification Providers: Reviews and Appeals

Schedule 6 The Applied GDPR and The Applied Chapter 2

Schedule 7 Competent Authorities

Schedule 8 Conditions for Sensitive Processing under Part 3

Schedule 9 Conditions for Processing under Part 4

Schedule 10 Conditions for Sensitive Processing under Part 4

Schedule 11 Other Exemptions under Part 4

Schedule 12 The Information Commissioner

Schedule 13 Other General Functions of the Commissoner

Schedule 14 CO-OPERATION and Mutual Assistance

Schedule 15 Powers of Entry and Inspection

Schedule 16 Penalties

Schedule 17 Review of Processing of Personal Data for the Purposes of Journalism

Schedule 18 Relevant Records

Schedule 19 Minor and Consequential Amendments

Schedule 20 Transitional Provision Etc