Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023

Processing of personal data and special categories of personal data

52. (1) A person to whom this section applies may, to the extent necessary and proportionate for the performance of his or her functions under this Act, process personal data, including special categories of personal data, of an applicant, in accordance with the Act of 2018 and regulations under subsection (3).

(2) This section applies to the following persons:

(a) the Chief Deciding Officer;

(b) an appeals officer;

(c) an information source.

(3) The Minister may prescribe suitable and specific measures for the processing of personal data and special categories of personal data under this Act.

(4) In this section, “suitable and specific measures” means measures to safeguard the fundamental rights and freedoms of data subjects in processing personal data of those data subjects and may include measures referred to in section 36(1) of the Act of 2018.