Search Legislation

Data Protection Act 2018

Status:

This is the original version (as it was originally enacted).

206Index of defined expressions

This section has no associated Explanatory Notes

The Table below lists provisions which define or otherwise explain terms defined for this Act, for a Part of this Act or for Chapter 2 or 3 of Part 2 of this Act.

the affirmative resolution proceduresection 182
the applied Chapter 2 (in Chapter 3 of Part 2)section 22
the applied GDPRsection 3
assessment notice (in Part 6)section 181
biometric datasection 205
certification provider (in Part 6)section 181
the Commissionersection 3
competent authority (in Part 3)section 30
consent (in Part 4)section 84
controllersection 3
data concerning healthsection 205
the Data Protection Conventionsection 3
the data protection legislationsection 3
data subjectsection 3
employee (in Parts 3 and 4)sections 33 and 84
enactmentsection 205
enforcement notice (in Part 6)section 181
filing systemsection 3
FOI public authority (in Chapter 3 of Part 2) section 21
the GDPRsection 3
genetic datasection 205
government departmentsection 205
health professionalsection 204
health recordsection 205
identifiable living individualsection 3
inaccuratesection 205
information notice (in Part 6)section 181
intelligence service (in Part 4)section 82
international obligation of the United Kingdomsection 205
international organisation section 205
the Law Enforcement Directivesection 3
the law enforcement purposes (in Part 3)section 31
the made affirmative resolution proceduresection 182
Minister of the Crownsection 205
the negative resolution proceduresection 182
penalty notice (in Part 6)section 181
penalty variation notice (in Part 6)section 181
personal datasection 3
personal data breach (in Parts 3 and 4)sections 33 and 84
processingsection 3
processorsection 3
profiling (in Part 3)section 33
public authority (in the GDPR and Part 2)section 7
public body (in the GDPR and Part 2)section 7
publishsection 205
recipient (in Parts 3 and 4)sections 33 and 84
representative (in Part 6)section 181
representative body (in relation to a right of a data subject)section 187
restriction of processing (in Parts 3 and 4)sections 33 and 84
social work professionalsection 204
the special purposes (in Part 6)section 174
special purposes proceedings (in Part 6)section 174
subordinate legislationsection 205
third country (in Part 3)section 33
tribunalsection 205
the Tribunalsection 205

Back to top

Options/Help

Print Options

You have chosen to open The Whole Act

The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.

Would you like to continue?

You have chosen to open The Whole Act as a PDF

The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download.

Would you like to continue?

You have chosen to open The Whole Act without Schedules

The Whole Act without Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.

Would you like to continue?

You have chosen to open The Whole Act without Schedules as a PDF

The Whole Act without Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download.

Would you like to continue?

You have chosen to open the Whole Act

The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.

Would you like to continue?

You have chosen to open the Whole Act without Schedules

The Whole Act without Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.

Would you like to continue?

You have chosen to open Schedules only

The Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.

Would you like to continue?

Close

Legislation is available in different versions:

Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.

Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.

Close

See additional information alongside the content

Show Explanatory Notes for Sections: Displays relevant parts of the explanatory notes interweaved within the legislation content.

Close

Opening Options

Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once

Close

Explanatory Notes

Text created by the government department responsible for the subject matter of the Act to explain what the Act sets out to achieve and to make the Act accessible to readers who are not legally qualified. Explanatory Notes were introduced in 1999 and accompany all Public Acts except Appropriation, Consolidated Fund, Finance and Consolidation Acts.

Close

More Resources

Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • correction slips
  • links to related legislation and further information resources
Close

More Resources

Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • correction slips

Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:

  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • links to related legislation and further information resources