Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 19 U.K. Minor and consequential amendments

PART 1 U.K. Amendments of primary legislation

Access to Health Records Act 1990 (c. 23) U.K.

36 U.K. The Access to Health Records Act 1990 is amended as follows.

37 U.K. For section 2 substitute—

“2 Health professionals

In this Act, “health professional” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 204 of that Act).”

38 (1) Section 3 (right of access to health records) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (2), omit “Subject to subsection (4) below,”.

(3) In subsection (4), omit from “other than the following” to the end.