The Data Protection Act 1998 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2008
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This Order may be cited as the Data Protection Act 1998 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2008.
Provision commenced on 7th July 20082.
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Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
This is the second Commencement Order made under the Data Protection Act 1998.
Article 2 of this Order provides for the partial commencement of section 56 of the Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29) (“DPA”) on the 7th of July 2008. Section 56 prohibits a person, A, from requiring an individual, B, or a third party, C, to provide A with information obtained by means of a subject access request under section 7 of the DPA. The prohibition applies in circumstances specified in section 56, for example where B is seeking employment with A. However, Article 2 commences section 56 only in relation to information held by the Secretary of State or by the Independent Barring Board pursuant to their respective functions under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47) or the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1351 (N.I. 11) (the Independent Barring Board is established under section 1 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act).
The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:
Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I.No. |
|---|---|---|
sections 4 to 6 | 1st March 2000 | |
section 7 in so far as not already in force | 1st March 2000 | |
section 8 in so far as not already in force | 1st March 2000 | |
section 9 in so far as not already in force | 1st March 2000 | |
section 10 in so far as not already in force | 1st March 2000 | |
section 11 | 1st March 2000 | |
section 12 in so far as not already in force | 1st March 2000 | |
sections 13 to 16 | 1st March 2000 | |
section 17 in so far as not already in force | 1st March 2000 | |
section 18 in so far as not already in force | 1st March 2000 | |
section 19 in so far as not already in force | 1st March 2000 | |
section 20 in so far as not already in force | 1st March 2000 | |
section 21 | 1st March 2000 | |
section 22 in so far as not already in force | 1st March 2000 | |
section 23 in so far as not already in force | 1st March 2000 | |
section 24 | 1st March 2000 | |
section 25(2) and (3) | 1st March 2000 | |
sections 27 to 29 | 1st March 2000 | |
section 30 in so far as not already in force | 1st March 2000 | |
section 31 | 1st March 2000 | |
section 32 in so far as not already in force | 1st March 2000 | |
sections 33 to 37 | 1st March 2000 | |
section 38 in so far as not already in force | 1st March 2000 | |
sections 39 to 50 | 1st March 2000 | |
section 51 in so far as not already in force | 1st March 2000 | |
section 52 | 1st March 2000 | |
section 53 | 1st March 2000 | |
section 54 in so far as not already in force | 1st March 2000 | |
section 55 | 1st March 2000 | |
sections 57 to 63 | 1st March 2000 | |
section 64 in so far as not already in force | 1st March 2000 | |
section 65 | 1st March 2000 | |
section 66 | 1st March 2000 | |
sections 72 to 74 | 1st March 2000 | |
Schedules 1 to 4 in so far as not already in force | 1st March 2000 | |
Paragraphs 1 to 16 of Schedule 5 | 1st March 2000 | |
Schedule 6 | 1st March 2000 | |
Schedule 7 in so far as not already in force | 1st March 2000 | |
Schedules 8 to 10 | 1st March 2000 | |
Schedules 13 to 16 | 1st March 2000 |