Data Protection Act 1984 (repealed 1.3.2000)
Part I Preliminary
1 Definition of “data” and related expressions.
2 The data protection principles.
3 The Registrar and the Tribunal.
Part II Registration and Supervision of Data Users and Computer Bureaux
Registration
4 Registration of data users and computer bureaux.
5 Prohibition of unregistered holding etc. of personal data.
6 Applications for registration and for amendments of registered particulars.
7 Acceptance and refusal of applications.
8 Duration and renewal of registration.
9 Inspection etc. of registered particulars.
Supervision
10 Enforcement notices.
11 De-registration notices.
12 Transfer prohibition notices.
Appeals
13 Rights of appeal.
14 Determination of appeals.
Miscellaneous and supplementary
15 Unauthorised disclosure by computer bureau.
16 Powers of entry and inspection.
17 Disclosure of information.
18 Service of notices.
19 Prosecutions and penalities.
20 Liability of directors etc.
Part III Rights of Data Subjects
21 Rights of access to personal data.
22 Compensation for inaccuracy.
23 Compensation for loss or unauthorised disclosure.
24 Rectification and erasure.
25 Jurisdiction and procedure.
Part IV Exemptions
26 Preliminary.
27 National security.
28 Crime and taxation.
29 Health and social work.
30 Regulation of financial services etc.
31 Judicial appointments and legal professional privilege.
32 Payrolls and accounts.
33 Domestic or other limited purposes.
34 Other exemptions.
35 Examination marks.
35APersonal data consisting of information showing that an identifiable individual...
Part V General
36 General duties of Registrar.
37 Co-operation between parties to convention.
38 Application to government departments and police.
39 Data held and services provided, outside the United Kingdom.
40 Regulations, rules and orders.
41 General interpretation.
42 Commencement and transitional provisions.
43 Short title and extent.
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1 THE DATA PROTECTION PRINCIPLES
Part I The Principles
Personal data held by data users
1The information to be contained in personal data shall be...
2Personal data shall be held only for one or more...
3Personal data held for any purpose or purposes shall not...
4Personal data held for any purpose or purposes shall be...
5Personal data shall be accurate and, where necessary, kept up...
6Personal data held for any purpose or purposes shall not...
7An individual shall be entitled— (a) at reasonable intervals and...
Personal data held by data users or in respect of which services are provided by persons carrying on computer bureaux
8Appropriate security measures shall be taken against unauthorised access to,...
Part II Interpretation
The first principle
1(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, in determining whether information...
The second principle
2Personal data shall not be treated as held for a...
The third principle
3Personal data shall not be treated as used or disclosed...
The fifth principle
4Any question whether or not personal data are accurate shall...
The seventh principle
5(1) Paragraph (a) of this principle shall not be construed...
The eighth principle
6Regard shall be had— (a) to the nature of the...
Use for historical, statistical or research purposes
7Where personal data are held for historical, statistical or research...
SCHEDULE 2 The Data Protection Registrar and the Data Protection Tribunal
Part I The Registrar
Status
1(1) The Registrar shall be a corporation sole by the...
Tenure of office
2(1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, the Registrar...
Salary etc.
3(1) There shall be paid— (a) to the Registrar such...
Officers and servants
4(1) The Registrar— (a) shall appoint a deputy registrar; and...
5(1) The deputy registrar shall perform the functions conferred by...
Receipts and expenses
6(1) All fees and other sums received by the Registrar...
Accounts
7(1) It shall be the duty of the Registrar—
Part II The Tribunal
Tenure of office
8(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, a...
Salary etc.
9The Secretary of State shall pay to the members of...
Officers and servants
10The Secretary of State may provide the Tribunal with such...
Expenses
11Such expenses of the Tribunal as the Secretary of State...
Part III General
Parliamentary disqualifications
12(1) In Part II of Schedule 1 to the House...
Supervision by Council on Tribunals
13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Public records
14In Part II of the Table in paragraph 3 of...
SCHEDULE 3 Appeal Proceedings
Hearing of appeals
1For the purpose of hearing and determining appeals or any...
2(1) Subject to any rules made under paragraph 4 below,...
3Subject to any rules made under paragraph 4 below, the...
Rules of procedure
4(1) The Secretary of State may make rules for regulating...
Obstruction etc.
5(1) If any person is guilty of any act or...
SCHEDULE 4 Powers of Entry and Inspection
Issue of warrants
1If a circuit judge is satisfied by information on oath...
2A judge shall not issue a warrant under this Schedule...
3A judge who issues a warrant under this Schedule shall...
Execution of warrants
4A person executing a warrant issued under this Schedule may...
5A warrant issued under this Schedule shall be executed at...
6If the person who occupies the premises in respect of...
7(1) A person seizing anything in pursuance of a warrant...
Matters exempt from inspection and seizure
8The powers of inspection and seizure conferred by a warrant...
9(1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, the powers...
10If the person in occupation of any premises in respect...
Return of Warrants
11A warrant issued under this Schedule shall be returned to...
Offences
12Any person who— (a) intentionally obstructs a person in the...
Vessels, vehicles etc.
13In this Schedule “premises” includes any vessel, vehicle, aircraft or...
Scotland and Northern Ireland
14In the application of this Schedule to Scotland, for any...
15In the application of this Schedule to Northern Ireland, for...

Data Protection Act 1984 F1(repealed 1.3.2000)

1984 c. 35

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