2(1)Eligible manual data, other than data forming part of an accessible record, are exempt from the data protection principles and Parts II and III of this Act during the first transitional period.U.K.
(2)This paragraph does not apply to eligible manual data to which paragraph 4 applies.
3(1)This paragraph applies to—U.K.
(a)eligible manual data forming part of an accessible record, and
(b)personal data which fall within paragraph (d) of the definition of “data” in section 1(1) but which, because they are not subject to processing which was already under way immediately before 24th October 1998, are not eligible data for the purposes of this Schedule.
(2)During the first transitional period, data to which this paragraph applies are exempt from—
(a)the data protection principles, except the sixth principle so far as relating to sections 7 and 12A,
(b)Part II of this Act, except—
(i)section 7 (as it has effect subject to section 8) and section 12A, and
(ii)section 15 so far as relating to those sections, and
(c)Part III of this Act.
4(1)This paragraph applies to eligible manual data which consist of information relevant to the financial standing of the data subject and in respect of which the data controller is a credit reference agency.U.K.
(2)During the first transitional period, data to which this paragraph applies are exempt from—
(a)the data protection principles, except the sixth principle so far as relating to sections 7 and 12A,
(b)Part II of this Act, except—
(i)section 7 (as it has effect subject to sections 8 and 9) and section 12A, and
(ii)section 15 so far as relating to those sections, and
(c)Part III of this Act.