Section 124 Data protection and journalism codeI1

The F1Commission must prepare a code of practice which contains—

Where a code under this section is in force, the Commission may prepare amendments of the code or a replacement code.

Before preparing a code or amendments under this section, the Commission must consult such of the following as the Commission considers appropriate—

A code under this section may include transitional provision or savings.

In this section—

• “good practice in the processing of personal data for the purposes of journalism” means such practice in the processing of personal data for those purposes as appears to the F2Commission to be desirable having regard to—

  1. the interests of data subjects and others F3..., and

  2. the special importance of the public interest in the freedom of expression and information;

     F4and includes compliance with the requirements of the data protection legislation;

• “trade association” includes a body representing controllers or processors.