The Telecommunications (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 1999

The Telecommunications (Open Network Provision) (Voice Telephony) Regulations 1998

4.  In regulation 2(1) of the Telecommunications (Open Network Provision) (Voice Telephony) Regulations 1998(1) (interpretation), for the definitions of “Data Protection Registrar” and of “relevant data protection legislation” there shall be substituted, respectively, the following definitions–

““Data Protection Commissioner” means the Commissioner appointed under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 1998;”;

““relevant data protection legislation” means the Data Protection Act 1998, the instruments from time to time in force thereunder and the Telecommunications (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 1999;”.

5.  In regulation 10 of the said Regulations (directory services—systemless providers), both in paragraph (8)(a) and in paragraph (9), for the words “Data Protection Registrar” there shall be substituted the words “Data Protection Commissioner” and at the end of the said regulation there shall be added the following paragraph–

“(10) For the purposes of paragraphs (8)(a) and (9) above, anything done before the commencement of section 6(1) of the Data Protection Act 1998 by the Data Protection Registrar appointed under section 3 of the Data Protection Act 1984 shall be treated as if it had been done by the Data Protection Commissioner.”.

6.  In regulation 21(6)(b)(iii) of the said Regulations (conditions of access and use and essential requirements), for the words “imposed only in accordance” there shall be substituted the word “compatible”.

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S.I. 1998/1580.