# Data Protection (Processing of Sensitive Personal Data) (Elected Representatives) Order 2002, Paragraph 2: Interpretation


For the purposes of paragraph 1 above—
(a) a person who is—
(i) a Member of the House of Commons immediately before Parliament is dissolved,
(ii) a Member of the Scottish Parliament immediately before that Parliament is dissolved, or
(iii) a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly immediately before that Assembly is dissolved,
shall be treated as if he were such a member until the end of the fourth day after the day on which the subsequent general election in relation to that Parliament or Assembly is held;
(b) a person who is a Member of the National Assembly for Wales and whose term of office comes to an end, in accordance with section 2(5)(b) of the Government of Wales Act 1998, at the end of the day preceding an ordinary election (within the meaning of section 2(4) of that Act), shall be treated as if he were such a member until the end of the fourth day after the day on which that ordinary election is held; and
(c) a person who is an elected member of the Common Council of the City of London and whose term of office comes to an end at the end of the day preceding the annual Wardmotes shall be treated as if he were such a member until the end of the fourth day after the day on which those Wardmotes are held.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2002/011042851X/schedule/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-data-protection-processing-of-sensitive-personal-data-elected-representatives-order-2002/schedule/paragraph-2
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