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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 25 May 2018 - onwards
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51. Application of Data Protection Act, 1988.

Only Section 51 of this Act which is relevant to the Data Protection Act, 1988 has been included.

(1) In this section -

"the Act of 1988" means the Data Protection Act 1988, as amended by the Data Protection Act 2018;

"action" includes failure to act and references to taking an action include references to such a failure;

"the Commissioner" means the Data Protection Commissioner;

"data controller" and "data processor" have the meanings assigned to them by the Act of 1988;

"established" in relation to a data controller or a data processor, shall be construed in accordance with section 1(3B)(b) of the Act of 1988;

"the Northern Ireland Commissioner" means the person who performs in Northern Ireland functions corresponding to those of the Commissioner.