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Irish Data Protection Law
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Data Protection Act, 1988 (No. 25)
Introductory Text
Acts Referred to
Preliminary (s. 1)
1. Interpretation and application of Act.
Protection of Privacy of Individuals with regard to Personal Data (ss. 2-8)
2. Collection, processing, keeping, use and disclosure of personal data.
2A. Processing of personal data.
2B. Processing of sensitive personal data.
2C. Security measures for personal data.
2D. Fair processing of personal data.
3. Right to establish existence of personal data.
4. Right of access.
5. Restriction of right of access.
6. Right of rectification or erasure.
6A. Right of data subject to object to processing likely to cause damage or distress.
6B. Rights in relation to automated decision taking.
7. Duty of care owed by data controllers and data processors.
8. Disclosure of personal data in certain cases.
The Data Protection Commissioner (ss. 9-15)
9. The Commissioner.
10. Enforcement of data protection.
11. Restriction on transfer of personal data outside State.
12. Power to require information.
12A. Prior checking of processing by Commissioner.
13. Codes of practice.
14. Annual report.
15. Mutual assistance between parties to Convention.
Registration (ss. 16-20)
16. The register.
17. Applications for registration.
18. Duration and continuance of registration.
19. Effect of registration.
20. Regulations for registration.
Miscellaneous (ss. 21-35)
21. Unauthorised disclosure by data processor.
22. Disclosure of personal data obtained without authority.
22A. Journalism, literature and art.
23. Provisions in relation to certain non-residents and to data kept or processed outside State.
24. Powers of authorised officers.
25. Service of notices.
26. Appeals to Circuit Court.
27. Evidence in proceedings.
28. Hearing of proceedings.
29. Offences by directors, etc., of bodies corporate.
30. Prosecution of summary offences by Commissioner.
31. Penalties.
32. Laying of regulations before Houses of Oireachtas.
33. Fees.
34. Expenses of Minister.
35. Short title and commencement.
First Schedule - Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data done at Strasbourg on the 28th day of January, 1981
Second Schedule - The Data Protection Commissioner
Third Schedule - Public Authorities and Other Bodies and Persons
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Data Protection Act, 1988 (No. 25)
Miscellaneous (ss. 21-35)
22A. Journalism, literature and art.
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