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168. Compensation for contravention of the UK GDPR

(1) In Article 82 of the UK GDPR (right to compensation for material or non-material damage), "non-material damage" includes distress.

(2) Subsection (3) applies where -

(a) in accordance with rules of court, proceedings under Article 82 of the UK GDPR are brought by a representative body on behalf of a person, and

(b) a court orders the payment of compensation.

(3) The court may make an order providing for the compensation to be paid on behalf of the person to -

(a) the representative body, or

(b) such other person as the court thinks fit.

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