SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8 Transitional relief

Part II Exemptions available before 24th October 2001

Manual data

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1

This paragraph applies to eligible manual data which consist of information relevant to the financial standing of the data subject and in respect of which the data controller is a credit reference agency.

2

During the first transitional period, data to which this paragraph applies are exempt from—

a

the data protection principles, except the sixth principle so far as relating to sections 7 and 12A,

b

Part II of this Act, except—

i

section 7 (as it has effect subject to sections 8 and 9) and section 12A, and

ii

section 15 so far as relating to those sections, and

c

Part III of this Act.