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92. Right to rectification or erasure and restriction of processing

(1) Where a data subject is of the opinion that a controller is processing personal data relating to him or her that are inaccurate, the data subject may make a request in writing to the controller for the controller to rectify the data concerned.

(2) A controller that receives a request under subsection (1) shall, subject to subsections (6), (7) and (9) and section 93(4)(ii), where it is satisfied that the personal data to which the request relates are inaccurate, rectify the data as soon as may be and in any event no later than one month after the date on which the request is made.

(3) Where a data subject is of the opinion that a controller is processing personal data relating to him or her -

(a) in a manner that contravenes subsections (1) to (6) of section 71 or section 73(1), or

(b) that are required to be erased by the controller in accordance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject,