Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 15 U.K. Minor and consequential amendments

Access to Health Records Act 1990 (c. 23) U.K.

11 U.K. For section 2 of the Access to Health Records Act 1990 there is substituted—

“2 Health professionals.

In this Act “health professional” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 1998.”

12 U.K. In section 3(4) of that Act (cases where fee may be required) in paragraph (a), for “the maximum prescribed under section 21 of the Data Protection Act 1984” there is substituted “ such maximum as may be prescribed for the purposes of this section by regulations under section 7 of the Data Protection Act 1998 ”.

13 U.K. In section 5(3) of that Act (cases where right of access may be partially excluded) for the words from the beginning to “record” in the first place where it occurs there is substituted “ Access shall not be given under section 3(2) to any part of a health record ”.