PART 4

Miscellaneous

Data protection

Data protection
57
1
This section applies to a duty or power to disclose or use information where the duty or power is imposed or conferred by or under any provision of Parts 1 to 4 of this Act.
2
A duty or power to which this section applies does not operate to require or authorise the disclosure or use of information if the disclosure or use—
a
would contravene the data protection legislation (but the duty or power is to be taken into account in determining whether the disclosure or use would contravene that legislation), or
b
is prohibited by any of Parts 1 to 7 of, or Chapter 1 of Part 9 of, the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.
3
In this section “data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act).
S. 57 in force at 4.1.2022 by S.I. 2021/1465, regs. 2, 3 (with regs. 4, 5)