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Protecting your Privacy in the Computer Age
Data Protection Act 1986
Contents
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......Preamble
PART I:......PRELIMINARY
......Section
1......Definition of
"data" and related expressions.
......Section
2 ......The data protection
principles.
......Section
3......The Registrar
and the Tribunal.
PART II:......REGISTRATION AND SUPERVISION OF DATA USERS AND COMPUTER
BUREAUX......Registration
......Section
4......Registration
of data users and computer bureaux.
......Section
5......Prohibition
of unregistered holding etc of personal data.
......Section
6......Applications
for registration and amendment of registered particulars.
......Section
7......Acceptance and
refusal of applications.
......Section
8......Duration and
renewal of registration.
......Section
9......Inspection etc
of registered particulars
......Section
10......Enforcement
notices
......Section
11......De-registration
notices.
......Section
12......Transfer prohibition
notices
Appeals
......Section
13......Rights of appeal.
......Section
14......Determination
of appeals
Miscellaneous and supplementary
......Section
15......Unauthorised
disclosure by computer bureau.
......Section
16......Powers of entry
and inspection.
......Section
17......Disclosure of
information
......Section
18......Prosecution
and penalties
......Section
19 ......Liability of
directors etc
PART III:......RIGHTS OF DATA
SUBJECTS
......Section
20......Right of access
to personal data
......Section
21......Compensation
for inaccuracy
......Section
22......Compensation
for loss or unauthorised disclosure
......Section
23......Rectification
and erasure
......Section
24......Procedure
PART IV:......EXEMPTIONS
.
......Section 25......Preliminary
......Section
26......National security
......Section
27......Crime and taxation.
......Section
28......Health and social
work
......Section
29......Regulation of
financial services etc
......Section
30......Judicial appointments
and legal professional privilege
......Section
31......Payrolls and
accounts.
......Section
32......Domestic or
other limited purposes
......Section
33......Other exemptions
......Section
34......Examination
marks
PART V: GENERAL
......Section 35......General duties of registrar
......Section
36......Co-operation
between parties to Convention
......Section
37......Application
to Boards and police
......Section
38......Data held, and
services provided outside the Island
......Section
39......Regulations,
rules and orders
......Section
40 ......General interpretation
......Section
41......Commencement
and transitional provisions
......Section
42......Short title
SCHEDULES:
Schedule 1: DATA PROTECTION PRINCIPLES
......PART
I......The Principles
......PART
II......Interpretation
Schedule 2: THE REGISTRAR AND THE TRIBUNAL
......PART
I......The Registrar
......PART
II......The Tribunal
......Schedule
3......APPEAL PROCEEDINGS
......Schedule
4......POWER OF ENTRY
AND INSPECTION
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