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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29)


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Version Superseded: 18/01/2010
Status:
Point in time view as at 30/01/2001.
Changes to legislation:
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Cross Heading: Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29).

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Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29)U.K.
13(1)Section 6 of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the Data Protection Commissioner and the Data Protection Tribunal) is amended as follows.
(2)For subsection (1) there is substituted—
“(1)For the purposes of this Act and of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 there shall be an officer known as the Information Commissioner (in this Act referred to as “the Commissioner”).”
(3)For subsection (3) there is substituted—
“(3)For the purposes of this Act and of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 there shall be a tribunal known as the Information Tribunal (in this Act referred to as “the Tribunal”).”
14In section 70(1) of that Act (supplementary definitions)—
(a)in the definition of “the Commissioner”, for “the Data Protection Commissioner” there is substituted “ the Information Commissioner ”, and
(b)in the definition of “the Tribunal”, for “the Data Protection Tribunal” there is substituted “ the Information Tribunal ”.
15(1)Schedule 5 to that Act (the Data Protection Commissioner and the Data Protection Tribunal) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In paragraph 1(1), for “Data Protection Commissioner” there is substituted “ Information Commissioner ”.
(3)Part III shall cease to have effect.
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