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(1)

In this Schedule —

  • “the Act” means the Data Protection Act 1984;

  • “designated authority” means an authority designated for the purposes of Artice 13 of the European Convention by a party, other than the United Kingdom, which is bound by that Convention;

  • “request”, except in paragraph 2 below, means a request for assistance under Article 14 of the European Convention which states —

    1. (a)

      the name and address of the person making the request;

    2. (b)

      particulars which identify the personal data to which the request relates;

    3. (c)

      the rights under Article 8 of the European Convention to which the request relates;

    4. (d)

      the reasons why the request has been made,

    and “requesting person” means a person making such a request.

(2)

In this Schedule any reference to an article is a reference to an article in the European Convention and any reference to a section is a reference to a section of the Act.