SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 19Minor and consequential amendments

PART 2Amendments of other legislation

Small and Medium Sized Business (Credit Information) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1945)

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The Small and Medium Sized Business (Credit Information) Regulations 2015 are amended as follows.

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1

Regulation 12 (criteria for the designation of a credit reference agency) is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph (1)(b), for “the Data Protection Act 1998” substitute “ the data protection legislation ”.

3

After paragraph (2) insert—

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In this regulation, “the data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act).

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1

Regulation 15 (access to and correction of information for individuals and small firms) is amended as follows.

2

For paragraph (1) substitute—

1

Section 13 of the Data Protection Act 2018 (rights of the data subject under the GDPR: obligations of credit reference agencies) applies in respect of a designated credit reference agency which is not a credit reference agency within the meaning of section 145(8) of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 as if it were such an agency.

3

After paragraph (3) insert—

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In this regulation, the reference to section 13 of the Data Protection Act 2018 has the same meaning as in Parts 5 to 7 of that Act (see section 3(14) of that Act).