Article 1U.K.Subject-matter and objectives
1.This Regulation lays down rules relating to the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and rules relating to the free movement of personal data.
2.This Regulation protects fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons and in particular their right to the protection of personal data.
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Textual Amendments
F1Art. 1(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 3 (with reg. 5, Sch. 1 para. 80); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)