The Data Protection (Processing of Sensitive Personal Data) Order 2012
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Citation | SI 2012/1978 |
| Year | 2012 |
2012 No. 1978
Data Protection
The Data Protection (Processing of Sensitive Personal Data) Order 2012
Made 25th July 2012
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 67(2) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 to, the Data Protection Act 19981.
In accordance with section 67(3) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the Information Commissioner.
In accordance with section 67(4) of that Act, a draft of this Order was laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Data Protection (Processing of Sensitive Personal Data) Order 2012 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Circumstances specified for the purposes of processing sensitive personal data
2.—(1) The circumstances in paragraph (2) are specified for the purposes of paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 to the Data Protection Act 1998.
(2) The circumstances are the disclosure of sensitive personal data relating to...
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