30(1)The repeal of section 43 of the 1998 Act (information notices) does not affect the application of that section after the relevant time in a case in which—
(a)the Commissioner served a notice under that section before the relevant time (and did not cancel it before that time), or
(b)the Commissioner requires information after the relevant time for the purposes of—
(i)responding to a request made under section 42 of the 1998 Act before that time,
(ii)determining whether a data controller complied with the old data protection principles before that time, or
(iii)determining whether a data controller complied with the sixth data protection principle sections after that time.
(2)In section 43 of the 1998 Act, as it has effect by virtue of this paragraph—
(a)the reference to an offence under section 47 of the 1998 Act includes an offence under section 144 of this Act, and
(b)the references to an offence under the 1998 Act include an offence under this Act.
(3)In this paragraph, “the relevant time” means the time when the repeal of section 43 of the 1998 Act comes into force.