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Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (No. 5)Introductory TextActs Referred toPart 1 Preliminary and general (ss. 1-4)1. Short title and commencement2. Definitions3. Regulations and Orders4. ExpensesPart 2 Application of act (ss. 5-12)5. Application of Act to special categories of personal data6. Interaction with Data Protection Acts and General Data Protection Regulation7. Interaction with Social Welfare Consolidation Act 20058. Interaction with other enactments9. Data-sharing: meaning10. Public body: meaning11. Deceased persons12. ExclusionsPart 3 Regulation of data-sharing (ss. 13-14)13. Data-sharing: requirements14. DirectionsPart 4 Data-sharing agreements (ss. 15-22)15. Application (Part 4)16. Obligation to enter into data-sharing agreement17. Formal requirements18. Accession to data-sharing agreement19. Content of data-sharing agreement20. Review of operation of data-sharing agreement21. Lead agency22. CessationPart 5 Public service information (ss. 23-32)23. Definitions (Part 5)24. Application (Part 5)25. Administration of Single Public Service Pension Scheme26. Administration of pre-existing public service pension schemes27. Public service policy analysis28. Information requests29. Data protection impact assessment30. Anonymisation31. Pension scheme information systems32. TransparencyPart 6 Business information (ss. 33-36)33. Definitions (Part 6)34. Application (Part 6)35. Allocation of unique business identifier number36. Disclosure of business informationPart 7 Base registries (ss. 37-42)37. Designation of base registry38. Base registry owner39. Processing of information40. Terms of service41. Access to information42. Obligation to use base registryPart 8 Personal Data Access Portal (ss. 43-44)43. Application (Part 8)44. Establishment of personal data access portalPart 9 Data Governance (ss. 45-68)Chapter 1 Data Governance Board (ss. 45-52)45. Appointment of Board46. Functions of Board47. Membership of Board and related matters48. Committees49. Disqualification from membership of Board50. Resignation from membership51. Casual vacancies52. ReportingChapter 2 Review of Data Sharing Agreements (ss. 53-62)53. Definitions (Chapter 2)54. Exclusions (Chapter 2)55. Public consultation56. Submission of documentation and information to Board57. Review of data-sharing agreement58. Amendments following review59. Execution of agreement60. Publication61. Effective date of agreement62. Time periods and documentationChapter 3 Governance (ss. 63-68)63. Application (Chapter 3)64. Rules, procedures and standards65. Guidelines66. Model agreements67. Publication of regulations and guidelines68. Compliance reportPart 10 Miscellaneous (ss. 69-75)69. Prohibition on requests for certain documents70. Specification of information71. Provision of information on data-sharing72. Amendment of Act of 199773. Amendment of Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 201174. Amendment of Social Welfare Consolidation Act 200575. Amendment of National Shared Services Office Act 2017Schedule - Bodies to which definition of "Public body" does not apply
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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 18 April 2019 - onwards
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5. Application of Act to special categories of personal data

This Act, other than Part 5, Part 8 and Chapter 3 of Part 9, shall not apply to special categories of personal data.

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