# The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2004, Article 2: Data Protection Act 1998


(1) The Data Protection Act 1998 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 1 (basic interpretative provisions)–
(a) in subsection (1), for the definition of “public authority” substitute–
““public authority” means a public authority as defined by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or a Scottish public authority as defined by the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002;”;
(b) in subsection (5), at the end add “or section 3(2), (4) and (5) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002”; and
(c) in subsection (6) the existing words “section 7 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 prevents Parts 1 to 5 of that Act” become paragraph (a) and after that paragraph insert the word “or” and the following paragraph:–
“(b) section 7(1) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 prevents that Act,”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/3089/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-scotland-act-2002-consequential-modifications-order-2004/article-2
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