The Data Protection (Functions of Designated Authority) Order 1987 No. 2028

SCHEDULE FUNCTIONS TO BE DISCHARGED BY REGISTRAR AS DESIGNATED AUTHORITY FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 13 OF THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION

1.—(1) In this Schedule —

“the Act” means the Data Protection Act 1984;

“designated authority” means an authority designated for the purposes of Artice 13 of the European Convention by a party, other than the United Kingdom, which is bound by that Convention;

“request”, except in paragraph 2 below, means a request for assistance under Article 14 of the European Convention which states —

(a)

the name and address of the person making the request;

(b)

particulars which identify the personal data to which the request relates;

(c)

the rights under Article 8 of the European Convention to which the request relates;

(d)

the reasons why the request has been made,

and “requesting person” means a person making such a request.

(2) In this Schedule any reference to an article is a reference to an article in the European Convention and any reference to a section is a reference to a section of the Act.