67. Orders, regulations and rules

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Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29)Introductory Text Part I Preliminary (ss. 1-6)1. Basic interpretative provisions 2. Sensitive personal data 3. The special purposes 4. The data protection principles 5. Application of Act 6. The Commissioner Part II Rights of data subjects and others (ss. 7-15)7. Right of access to personal data 8. Provisions supplementary to section 7 9. Application of section 7 where data controller is credit reference agency 9A. Unstructured personal data held by public authorities 10. Right to prevent processing likely to cause damage or distress 11. Right to prevent processing for purposes of direct marketing 12. Rights in relation to automated decision-taking 13. Compensation for failure to comply with certain requirements 14. Rectification, blocking, erasure and destruction 15. Jurisdiction and procedure Part III Notification by data controllers (ss. 16-26)16. Preliminary 17. Prohibition on processing without registration 18. Notification by data controllers 19. Register of notifications 20. Duty to notify changes 21. Offences 22. Preliminary assessment by Commissioner 23. Power to make provision for appointment of data protection supervisors 24. Duty of certain data controllers to make certain information available 25. Functions of Commissioner in relation to making of notification regulations 26. Fees regulations Part IV Exemptions (ss. 27-39)27. Preliminary 28. National security 29. Crime and taxation 30. Health, education and social work 31. Regulatory activity 32. Journalism, literature and art 33. Research, history and statistics 33A. Manual data held by public authorities 34. Information available to the public by or under enactment 35. Disclosures required by law or made in connection with legal proceedings etc 35A. Parliamentary privilege 36. Domestic purposes 37. Miscellaneous exemptions 38. Powers to make further exemptions by order 39. Transitional relief Part V Enforcement (ss. 40-50)40. Enforcement notices 41. Cancellation of enforcement notice 41A. Assessment notices 41B. Assessment notices: limitations 41C. Code of practice about assessment notices 42. Request for assessment 43. Information notices 44. Special information notices 45. Determination by Commissioner as to the special purposes 46. Restriction on enforcement in case of processing for the special purposes 47. Failure to comply with notice 48. Rights of appeal 49. Determination of appeals 50. Powers of entry and inspection Part VI Miscellaneous and General (ss. 51-75)Functions of Commissioner (ss. 51-54A)51. General duties of Commissioner 52. Reports and codes of practice to be laid before Parliament 52A. Data-sharing code 52B. Data-sharing and direct marketing codes: procedure 52AA. Direct marketing code 52C. Alteration or replacement of data-sharing and direct marketing codes 52D. Publication of data-sharing and direct marketing codes 52E. Effect of data-sharing and direct marketing codes 53. Assistance by Commissioner in cases involving processing for the special purposes 54. International co-operation 54A. Inspection of overseas information systems Unlawful obtaining etc. of personal data (s. 55)55. Unlawful obtaining etc. of personal data Monetary penalties (ss. 55A-55E)55A. Power of Commissioner to impose monetary penalty 55B. Monetary penalty notices: procedural rights 55C. Guidance about monetary penalty notices 55D. Monetary penalty notices: enforcement 55E. Notices under sections 55A and 55B: supplemental Records obtained under data subject's right of access (ss. 56-57)56. Prohibition of requirement as to production of certain records 57. Avoidance of certain contractual terms relating to health records Information provided to Commissioner or Tribunal (ss. 58-59)58. Disclosure of information 59. Confidentiality of information General provisions relating to offences (ss. 60-61)60. Prosecutions and penalties 61. Liability of directors etc Amendments of Consumer Credit Act 1974 (s. 62)62. Amendments of Consumer Credit Act 1974 General (ss. 63-75)63. Application to Crown 63A. Application to Parliament 64. Transmission of notices etc. by electronic or other means 65. Service of notices by Commissioner 66. Exercise of rights in Scotland by children 67. Orders, regulations and rules 68. Meaning of "accessible record"69. Meaning of "health professional"70. Supplementary definitions 71. Index of defined expressions 72. Modifications of Act 73. Transitional provisions and savings 74. Minor and consequential amendments and repeals and revocations 75. Short title, commencement and extent Schedule 1 The data protection principles Schedule 1, Part I The principles Schedule 1, Part II Interpretation of the principles in Part I Schedule 2 Conditions relevant for purposes of the first principle: processing of any personal data Schedule 3 Conditions relevant for purposes of the first principle: processing of sensitive personal data Schedule 4 Cases where the eighth principle does not apply Schedule 5 The Information Commissioner Schedule 5, Part I The Commissioner (paras. 1-11)Schedule 5, Part II The Tribunal (paras. 12-15)Schedule 5, Part III Transitional provisions (paras. 16-17)Schedule 6 Appeal proceedings Schedule 7 Miscellaneous exemptions Schedule 8 Transitional relief Schedule 8, Part I Interpretation of Schedule (para. 1)Schedule 8, Part II Exemptions available before 24th October 2001 (paras. 2-13)Schedule 8, Part III Exemptions available after 23rd October 2001 but before 24th October 2007 (paras. 14-14A)Schedule 8, Part IV Exemptions after 23rd October 2001 for historical research (paras. 15-18)Schedule 8, Part V Exemption from section 22 (para. 19)Schedule 9 Powers of entry and inspection Schedule 10 Further provisions relating to assistance under section 53 Schedule 11 Educational records Schedule 12 Accessible public records Schedule 13 Modifications of Act having effect before 24th October 2007 Schedule 14 Transitional provisions and savings Schedule 15 Minor and consequential amendments Schedule 16 Repeals and revocations Schedule 16, Part I Repeals Schedule 16, Part II Revocations

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