Customs and Excise (Mutual Assistance) Act, 2001
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Application of Data Protection Act, 1988. |
5.—(1) For the purposes of this Act, the CIS Convention and the Customs Co-operation Convention, the Data Protection Act, 1988 , shall apply and have effect, with any necessary modifications, to the collection, processing, keeping, use or disclosure of personal data included in or received from the Customs Information System. | |
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), for the purposes of Article 21 of the CIS Convention, section 7 of the Data Protection Act, 1988 , shall apply as regards the liability of the State for injury caused to a person through the use of the Customs Information System in the State. | ||
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), for the purposes of Article 25 of the Customs Co-operation Convention, section 7 of the Data Protection Act, 1988 , shall apply as regards the liability of the State for injury caused to a person through the processing of data communicated in the State. |