3.—(1) The Data Protection Act 1998(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In section 56 (prohibition of requirement as to production of certain records)(2) in the table in subsection (6), after the entry relating to the Independent Safeguarding Authority insert—
| “5. The Scottish Ministers. | Their functions under Parts 1 and 2 of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 14).”. |
(3) In section 75 (commencement etc)(3), in subsection (4A)—
(a)at the end of paragraph (a), omit “or”; and
(b)after paragraph (b), insert—
“, or
(c)the Scottish Ministers’ functions under Parts 1 and 2 of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 14).”.
Section 56(6) has been amended by section 81(2) and (3)(i) of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26); section 78(2)(a) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (c. 32); paragraph 112 of Schedule 4 to the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15); paragraph 191 of Schedule 9 to the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6); section 63(1) of, and paragraph 15(1), (2)(a) and (2)(b) of Part 2 of Schedule 9 to, the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47); and article 60(1) of, and paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 7 to, the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1351 (N.I. 11)).
Section 75(4A) was inserted by section 63(1) of, and paragraph 15(1) and (3) of Part 2 of Schedule 9 to, the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47). Section 75(4A) has been amended by article 60(1) of, and paragraph 4(2)(a) and (b) of Schedule 7 to, the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1351 (N.I. 11)), and by section 81(2) and (3)(i) of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26).