The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010

Restrictions on the use, supply and disclosure of documents open to public inspectionU.K.

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5.—(1) In this paragraph “the documents open to public inspection” also includes the marked register or lists open to inspection under paragraph 3.

(2) Subject to sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), the restrictions on the supply, disclosure and use of information in regulations 94 and 95 of the 2008 Regulations—

(a)apply to the documents open to public inspection as they apply to the full register; and

(b)as if the reference in regulation 94 to the Chief Electoral Officer (save for that in paragraph (2)) includes a reference to the proper officer.

(3) Where a person—

(a)obtains copies of information in the marked register or lists in accordance with paragraph 2(1), or

(b)inspects information in accordance with paragraph 3(1) or paragraph 4(1),

the permitted purpose means either [F1Article 89 GDPR purposes] or electoral purposes.

(4) Where a copy of any information was supplied in the circumstances to which paragraph 4(8) applies, the permitted purpose means the purposes set out in regulation 107(3) of the 2008 Regulations.

Textual Amendments

F1Words in Sch. 3 para. 5(3) substituted (25.5.2018) by Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 364(3) (with ss. 117, 209, 210); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)