Notice obligations under the DPA 1998 [Archived]

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Practice notes

Notice obligations under the DPA 1998 [Archived]

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Practice notes

ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note provides information on the data protection regime before 25 May 2018 and reflects the position under the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 1998). This Practice Note is for background information only and is not maintained.

Changes as a result of the General Data Protection Regulation

The General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the GDPR) (applicable from 25 May 2018) introduces substantial amendments to EU and UK data protection law and replaces the DPA 1998 and Directive 95/46/EC (the Data Protection Directive) from that date.

For further information, see Practice Note: Introduction to the EU GDPR and UK GDPR.

For a comprehensive introduction to the GDPR, collating key practical guidance, see: Data protection toolkit.

The basic obligation under Schedule 1, Part II of the DPA 1998 is that data controllers must notify data subjects of data processing about them.

There are limits to this obligation set out in Schedule 1 Part 2 of DPA 1998. Where data is not obtained directly from a data subject (ie indirectly

Jurisdiction(s):

United Kingdom

Key definition:

Notice definition

What does Notice mean?

In a contractual context, a notice may be to terminate the agreement, or may be the notice required to do a certain thing under the contract. Notices usually must comply with certain formalities set out in the contract, and certain time limits.

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