This Part—
applies to processing of personal data by an intelligence service, and
applies to processing of personal data by a qualifying competent authority where the processing is the subject of a designation notice that is for the time being in force (see sections 82A to 82E).
This Part applies only to—
processing of personal data wholly or partly by automated means, and
processing otherwise than by automated means of personal data which forms part of a filing system or is intended to form part of a filing system.
In this Part, "intelligence service" means—
the Security Service;
the Secret Intelligence Service;
the Government Communications Headquarters.
In this Part—
"competent authority" has the same meaning as in Part 3;
"qualifying competent authority" means a competent authority specified or described in regulations made by the Secretary of State.
A reference in this Part to the processing of personal data is to processing to which this Part applies.
Regulations under this section are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.