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Data Protection Act 1998

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Originally published July 16, 1998
RepealsData Protection Act 1984
Repealed by Data Protection Act 2018
CommencementMarch 2000
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Royal assent16 July 1998
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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About Data Protection Act 1998


The Data Protection Act 1998 was a United Kingdom Act of Parliament designed to protect personal data stored on computers or in an organised paper filing system. It enacted the EU Data Protection Directive 1995's provisions on the protection, processing and movement of data.

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