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Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003 (No. 6)Introductory TextActs Referred to1. Definitions.2. Amendment of section 1 (interpretation and application of Act) of Principal Act.3. Amendment of section 2 (collection, processing, keeping, use and disclosure of personal data) of Principal Act.4. Provisions in relation to processing.5. Amendment of section 4 (right of access) of Principal Act.6. Amendment of section 5 (restriction of right of access) of Principal Act.7. Amendment of section 6 (right of rectification or erasure) of Principal Act.8. Certain rights of data subjects.9. Amendment of section 8 (disclosure of personal data in certain cases) of Principal Act.10. Additional functions of Commissioner.11. Amendment of section 10 (enforcement of data protection) of Principal Act.12. Restriction on transfer of personal data outside State.13. Prior checking of processing by Commissioner.14. Amendment of section 13 (codes of practice) of Principal Act.15. Amendment of section 14 (annual report) of Principal Act.16. Amendment of section 16 (the register) of Principal Act.17. Amendment of section 17 (applications for registration) of Principal Act.18. Amendment of section 18 (duration and continuance of registration) of Principal Act.19. Amendment of section 31 (penalties) of Principal Act.20. Amendment of Second Schedule (the Data Protection Commissioner) to Principal Act.21. Journalism, literature and art.22. Repeals and Revocation.23. Short title, collective citation, construction and commencement.
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Version status: | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 10 April 2003 - onwards

Introductory Text

Number 6 of 2003

AN ACT TO GIVE EFFECT TO DIRECTIVE 95/46/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 24 OCTOBER 1995 ON THE PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH REGARD TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA AND ON THE FREE MOVEMENT OF SUCH DATA, FOR THAT PURPOSE TO AMEND THE DATA PROTECTION ACT 1988 AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

[10th April, 2003]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

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