Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12)

PART 2 General processing

CHAPTER 1 Scope and definitions

4 Processing to which this Part applies

(1) This Part is relevant to most processing of personal data.

(2) Chapter 2 of this Part—

(a) applies to the types of processing of personal data to which the GDPR applies by virtue of Article 2 of the GDPR, and

(b) supplements, and must be read with, the GDPR.

(3) Chapter 3 of this Part—

(a) applies to certain types of processing of personal data to which the GDPR does not apply (see section 21), and

(b) makes provision for a regime broadly equivalent to the GDPR to apply to such processing.