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Tolley's Data Protection Act 1998 : a practical guide / by Heather Rowe Partner Levells, London.

By: Rowe, Heather.
Publisher: Croydon, Surrey, England : Tolley, c2000Description: 591 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0754501353.Other title: Data Protection Act 1998.Subject(s): Data protection -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain | Records -- Law and legislation -- Great BritainDDC classification: 342.420853
Contents:
1. Data Protection Act 1984. - 2. Data Protection Directive. - 3. Background to DPA. - 4. Definitions and Interpretation. - 5. Rights of Data Subjects. - 6. Notification. - 7. Exemptions. - 8. Enforcement. - 9. Other Functions of the Commissioner. - 10. Offences and Liability. - 11. The Data Protection Principles. - 12. Conditions Relevant to the First Principle. - 13. Miscellaneous Exemptions. - 14. Transitional Relief. - 15. Transborder Dataflows. - 16. Technology. - 17. The Internet. - 18. Direct Market. - 19. Employment. - 20. Medical Records and the Pharmaceutical Industry. - 21. Finalcial Services. - 22. The Telecommunications Directive. - 23. Regulations Implementing DPA 1998. - 24. Related Legislation. - Appendix A. - Appendix. B. - Appendix. C. - Appendix D. - Appendix. E. - Legislation Annex. - Table of Cases. - Table of Statutes. - Table of Statutory Instruments. - European Material. - Index.
Summary: "Tolley's Data protection Act 1998: a Practical guide is a new first point-of-reference designed to provide practical guidance on all aspects of the Act and its associated Regulations. Emphasis is placed on how the Act affects business, and how every business is required by law to implement the changes. This handbook examines : the speacial rules introduced for the processing of sensitive date, for example racial or ethnic origins ; the provisions to restrict the transfer of dta outside the UK - particularly significant given the increasing use of the Internet ; the expansion of the Act's scope to cover manual data which will have a profound effect on the way in which businesses maintain personnel files ; the implications of the Act upon privacy and human rights. Several appendices are included as well as the full tect of the Act and the regulations. Tolley's Data protection Act 1998: a Practical guide is essential reading for lawyers, information technology practitioners, human resource professionals, and anyone involved in the management of data in both electronic and non-electronic formats." - Back cover.
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This law is stated as at 29 July 1999

1. Data Protection Act 1984. - 2. Data Protection Directive. - 3. Background to DPA. - 4. Definitions and Interpretation. - 5. Rights of Data Subjects. - 6. Notification. - 7. Exemptions. - 8. Enforcement. - 9. Other Functions of the Commissioner. - 10. Offences and Liability. - 11. The Data Protection Principles. - 12. Conditions Relevant to the First Principle. - 13. Miscellaneous Exemptions. - 14. Transitional Relief. - 15. Transborder Dataflows. - 16. Technology. - 17. The Internet. - 18. Direct Market. - 19. Employment. - 20. Medical Records and the Pharmaceutical Industry. - 21. Finalcial Services. - 22. The Telecommunications Directive. - 23. Regulations Implementing DPA 1998. - 24. Related Legislation. - Appendix A. - Appendix. B. - Appendix. C. - Appendix D. - Appendix. E. - Legislation Annex. - Table of Cases. - Table of Statutes. - Table of Statutory Instruments. - European Material. - Index.

"Tolley's Data protection Act 1998: a Practical guide is a new first point-of-reference designed to provide practical guidance on all aspects of the Act and its associated Regulations. Emphasis is placed on how the Act affects business, and how every business is required by law to implement the changes. This handbook examines : the speacial rules introduced for the processing of sensitive date, for example racial or ethnic origins ; the provisions to restrict the transfer of dta outside the UK - particularly significant given the increasing use of the Internet ; the expansion of the Act's scope to cover manual data which will have a profound effect on the way in which businesses maintain personnel files ; the implications of the Act upon privacy and human rights. Several appendices are included as well as the full tect of the Act and the regulations. Tolley's Data protection Act 1998: a Practical guide is essential reading for lawyers, information technology practitioners, human resource professionals, and anyone involved in the management of data in both electronic and non-electronic formats." - Back cover.