118.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) the restrictions on the supply, disclosure and use of information in regulations 94 and 95 shall apply to the documents open to public inspection as they apply to the full register.
(2) Where a person—
(a)obtains copies of the information in the marked register or lists in accordance with regulation 116(1); or
(b)a person inspects information in accordance with regulation 117(1),
the permitted purpose shall mean either [F1purposes mentioned in Article 89(1) of the GDPR (archiving in the public interest, scientific or historical research and statistics)] or electoral purposes.
(3) Where a copy of any information was supplied in the circumstances to which regulation 117(8) applies, the permitted purpose means the purposes set out in regulation 107(3).
[F2(4) In this regulation, “the GDPR” means Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (General Data Protection Regulation).]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 118(2) substituted (25.5.2018) by Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 331(a) (with ss. 117, 209, 210); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g)
F2Reg. 118(4) inserted (25.5.2018) by Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 331(b) (with ss. 117, 209, 210); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Reg. 118 applied (with modifications) (26.2.2016) by The European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/219), reg. 1, Sch. 3 para. 107