Data Protection Act 2018

15Exemptions etcU.K.
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(1)Schedules 2, 3 and 4 make provision for exemptions from, and restrictions and adaptations of the application of, rules of the [F1UK GDPR].

(2)In Schedule 2—

(a)Part 1 makes provision adapting or restricting the application of rules contained in Articles 13 to 21 and 34 of the [F2UK GDPR] in specified circumstances [F3(of a kind described in] Article 6(3) and Article 23(1) of the [F4UK GDPR)];

(b)Part 2 makes provision restricting the application of rules contained in Articles 13 to 21 and 34 of the [F5UK GDPR] in specified circumstances [F6(of a kind described in] Article 23(1) of the [F7UK GDPR)];

(c)Part 3 makes provision restricting the application of Article 15 of the [F8UK GDPR] where this is necessary to protect the rights of others [F9(of a kind described in] Article 23(1) of the [F10UK GDPR)];

(d)Part 4 makes provision restricting the application of rules contained in Articles 13 to 15 of the [F11UK GDPR] in specified circumstances [F12(of a kind described in] Article 23(1) of the [F13UK GDPR)];

(e)Part 5 makes provision containing exemptions or derogations from Chapters II, III, IV [F14and V of the UK GDPR] for reasons relating to freedom of expression [F15(of a kind described in Article 85(2) of the UK GDPR)];

(f)Part 6 makes provision containing derogations from rights contained in Articles 15, 16, 18, 19, 20 and 21 of the [F16UK GDPR] for scientific or historical research purposes, statistical purposes and archiving purposes F17....

(3)Schedule 3 makes provision restricting the application of rules contained in Articles 13 to 21 of the [F18UK GDPR] to health, social work, education and child abuse data [F19(of a kind described in] Article 23(1) of the [F20UK GDPR)].

(4)Schedule 4 makes provision restricting the application of rules contained in Articles 13 to 21 of the [F21UK GDPR] to information the disclosure of which is prohibited or restricted by an enactment [F22(of a kind described in] Article 23(1) of the [F23UK GDPR)].

[F24(4A)In connection with the manual unstructured processing of personal data held by an FOI public authority, see Chapter 3 of this Part (sections 21, 24 and 25).]

(5)In connection with the safeguarding of national security and with defence, see Chapter 3 of this Part [F25(sections 26 to 28)].

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