Updated to 23 February 2024 (Act No. 4 of 2024 and S.I. No. 63 of 2024)

Contents

Commencement

SectionCommencement DateCommencement Information
Ss. 1-4 1 July 2003 Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003 (Commencement) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 207 of 2003), art. 2
S. 5(a)-(c) 1 July 2003 Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003 (Commencement) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 207 of 2003), art. 2
S. 5(d) insofar as it amends Data Protection Act 1988 (25/1988), 4(13)  18 July 2014 Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003 (Commencement) Order 2014 ((S.I. No. 207 of 2003), art. 2
S. 5(d) except insofar as it amends Data Protection Act 1988 (25/1988), s. 4(13) 1 July 2003 Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003 (Commencement) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 207 of 2003), art. 2
Ss. 6-15 1 July 2003 Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003 (Commencement) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 338 of 2014), art. 2
S. 16 1 October 2007 Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003 (Commencement) order 2007 (S.I. No. 656 of 2007), art. 2(a)
Ss. 17-21 1 July 2003 Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003 (Commencement) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 207 of 2003), art. 2
S. 22 insofar as it repeals Data Protection Act 1988 (25/1988), Sched. 3 1 October 2007 Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003 (Commencement) order 2007 (S.I. No. 656 of 2007), art. 2(b)
S. 22 except insofar as it repeals Data Protection Act 1988 (25/1988), Sched. 3 1 July 2003 Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003 (Commencement) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 207 of 2003), art. 2(c)
S. 23  1 July 2003 Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003 (Commencement) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 207 of 2003), art. 2

Amendments and other effects

How AffectedAffecting Provision
Appl. 15/2014, ss. 1(2), 27(1)(a), (2)
  S.I. No. 325 of 2012, reg. 24(1)(b)
  S.I. No. 254 of 2004, regs. 1 (2), 2
Saver in so far as col. cit. Acts transpose the Data Protection Directive S.I. No. 325 of 2012, reg. 3(3)
Trans. of functns. under. 42/2004, ss. 3 (1), 4, 58, 59 (1) (2) (3), sch. 3
S.1 (1) am. S.I. No. 535 of 2003, reg. 17 (1) (a)
S.10, appl. with ness. mods. S.I. No. 535 of 2003, reg. 17
S.12, appl. with ness. mods. S.I. No. 535 of 2003, reg. 17
S.14 (1) am. S.I. No. 535 of 2003, reg. 19 (1)
S. 14(2) repealed other than for excepted purposes 7/2018, ss. 1(3), 7(2), (4)
S. 20 references construed 7/2018, ss. 9, 14(4), 14(2)
Ss. 24, 25, 26, appl. with ness. mods. S.I. No. 535 of 2003, reg. 17
Ss. 27 - 31, appl. with ness. mods. S.I. No. 535 of 2003, reg. 17

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
None