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Section 42A: Further provision about sensitive processing

Data Protection Act 2018 · 2018 c. 12View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 3: Law enforcement processing — CHAPTER 2: Principles

The Secretary of State may by regulations—

make provision so that an additional description of processing of personal data is sensitive processing for the purposes of this Part,
make provision so that added processing is not sensitive processing for the purposes of this Part,
make provision so that a protected condition in Schedule 8 may or may not be relied on in connection with added processing, and
make provision varying such a condition as it relates to added processing.

In subsection (1)—

  • "added processing" means a description of processing which is sensitive processing by virtue of provision made under subsection (1)(a);

  • "protected condition in Schedule 8" means a condition in that Schedule other than one that was added to the Schedule by regulations under section 35(6).

Regulations under this section may amend this Part and sections 205 and 206.

Regulations under this section are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.

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