# The Data Protection Act 1998 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2011

S.I. 2011/601 · made 2 March 2011 · revised to 2 March 2011

This is the third Commencement Order made under the Data Protection Act 1998.

Made under: Data Protection Act 1998 (Section 75)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/data-protection-act-1998-commencement-no-3-order-2011/pdf/uksi_20110601_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Data Protection
Made 2nd March 2011
The Secretary of State for Education makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 75(3) of the Data Protection Act 1998:

## 1 Citation

This Order may be cited as the Data Protection Act 1998 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2011.

## 2 Partial commencement of section 56 of the Data Protection Act 1998

The day after the day on which this Order is made is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 56 of the Data Protection Act 1998 (prohibition of requirement as to production of certain records) insofar as it relates to a record containing information relating to the Scottish Ministers’ functions under Parts 1 and 2 of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.

## Signature

Tim Loughton
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Education
2nd March 2011

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This is the third Commencement Order made under the Data Protection Act 1998.
Article 2 of this Order provides for the partial commencement of section 56 of the Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29) (“DPA”) on the day after the day on which this Order is made. Section 56 prohibits a person, A, from requiring an individual, B, or a third party, C, to provide A with information obtained by means of a subject access request under section 7 of the DPA. The prohibition applies in circumstances specified in section 56, for example where B is seeking employment with A. However, Article 2 commences section 56 only in relation to information held by the Scottish Ministers pursuant to their functions under Parts 1 and 2 of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp. 14).

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Page: https://openlegislation.uk/data-protection-act-1998-commencement-no-3-order-2011
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