Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters) Records, and Another Matter, Act 2020

Definitions

1. In this Act—

“Act of 2004” means the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 ;

“Agency” means the Child and Family Agency;

“Commission” means the commission of investigation established by the Order of 2015;

“database” means the databases of residents of the institutions (specified in the Appendix to the terms of reference of the Commission set out in the Schedule to the Order of 2015) created by the Commission;

“Data Protection Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 20161 ;

“document” has the meaning assigned to it by the Act of 2004;

“evidence” has the meaning assigned to it by the Act of 2004;

“Minister” means the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth;

“Order of 2015” means the Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Order 2015 ( S.I. No. 57 of 2015 );

“personal data” shall be construed in accordance with the Data Protection Regulation;

“related record” means—

(a) any evidence within the meaning of the Act of 2004 received by the Commission,

(b) any document created by or for the Commission within the meaning of section 43 of that Act, or

(c) a copy of any such evidence or document,

from which information was obtained for the purpose of creating the database.

1 OJ No. L 119 of 4 May 2019, p.1