Europol (Amendment) Act 2006

Amendment of section 6 of Europol Act 1997.

3.— Section 6 (application of Data Protection Act 1988) of the Europol Act 1997 is amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1):

“(1) For the purposes of this Act and the Convention and the 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002 and 2003 Protocols, the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 shall apply and have effect, with any necessary modifications, in relation to the collection, processing, keeping, use or disclosure of certain information relating to individuals that is processed automatically at Europol.”.