# Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance), Article 85: Processing and freedom of expression and information

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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2. For processing carried out for journalistic purposes or the purpose of academic artistic or literary expression, the Secretary of State may provide for exemptions or derogations from Chapter II (principles), Chapter III (rights of the data subject), Chapter IV (controller and processor), Chapter V (transfer of personal data to third countries or international organisations), Chapter VI (the Commission) ... and Chapter IX (specific data processing situations) if they are necessary to reconcile ... the protection of personal data with the freedom of expression and information.
(2A.) The Secretary of State may exercise the power under paragraph 2 of this Article only by making regulations under section 16 of the 2018 Act.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/679/article/85 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-679/article-85
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