Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003

Amendment of section 18 (duration and continuance of registration) of Principal Act.

18.—Section 18 of the Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2):

“(2)  The prescribed period (which shall not be less than one year) shall be calculated—

(a)  in the case of a first registration from the date on which the relevant entry was made in the register, and

(b)  in the case of a registration which has been continued under this section, from the day following the expiration of the latest prescribed period.”.