# Data Protection Act 2018, Paragraph 3


The processing is necessary—
(a) in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another person, in a case where—
(i) consent cannot be given by or on behalf of the data subject, or
(ii) the controller cannot reasonably be expected to obtain the consent of the data subject, or
(b) in order to protect the vital interests of another person, in a case where consent by or on behalf of the data subject has been unreasonably withheld.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/12/schedule/10/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/data-protection-act-2018/schedule-10/paragraph-3
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