Data Protection Act 1984
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The Data Protection Act 1984 was the United Kingdom’s first comprehensive data protection law, establishing rules for the handling of personal data and creating a regulatory framework for privacy oversight.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Data Protection Act 1984 canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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data protection law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
computerized personal data
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data users in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
data protection law
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information law ⓘ privacy law ⓘ |
| basedOn | Council of Europe Convention 108 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBody | Office of the Data Protection Registrar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdOffice | Data Protection Registrar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definesConcept |
data subject
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data user ⓘ personal data ⓘ sensitive personal data ⓘ |
| establishesPrinciple |
appropriate security measures must be taken against unauthorized access or loss
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data held only for specified and lawful purposes ⓘ data must be accurate and kept up to date ⓘ data must be adequate relevant and not excessive ⓘ data must be processed in accordance with data subjects’ rights ⓘ data must not be kept longer than necessary ⓘ fair and lawful processing of personal data ⓘ personal data must not be transferred to countries without adequate protection ⓘ |
| establishesRole | Data Protection Registrar as independent regulator ⓘ |
| grantsRight |
right of access to personal data for data subjects
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right to have inaccurate personal data corrected ⓘ |
| hasRegulator | Data Protection Registrar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first comprehensive data protection statute in the United Kingdom
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foundation of the UK’s modern data protection framework ⓘ |
| imposesObligation |
compliance with data protection principles
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registration of data users with the Data Protection Registrar ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | United Kingdom Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | repealed ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesFor |
criminal offences for non‑registration or unlawful disclosure of personal data
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enforcement notices by the Data Protection Registrar ⓘ prosecution of offences in relation to data protection ⓘ |
| purpose |
to create a supervisory authority for data protection
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to establish a system of registration for data users ⓘ to protect individuals’ privacy in relation to personal data held on computers ⓘ to regulate the processing of personal data ⓘ |
| region | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
processing of personal data
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use of personal data held on computer systems ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Data Protection Act 1998 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Data Protection Act 1984 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supersededBy | Data Protection Act 1998 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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