3. In section 11 of the Data Protection Act 1998 (right to prevent processing for purposes of direct marketing), after subsection (2) there shall be inserted the following subsection–
“(2A) This section shall not apply in relation to the processing of such data as are mentioned in paragraph (1) of regulation 8 of the Telecommunications (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 1999 (processing of telecommunications billing data for certain marketing purposes) for the purposes mentioned in paragraph (2) of that regulation.”.