I got the following information from the Office of the Data Protection
Registrar. Despite the e-mail warning in it, I think it is safe to pass
this information on to you all!
Anne Lincoln
Research Assistant - Digital Art & Design Research
Kent Institute of Art & Design
Oakwood Park, Maidstone, Kent ME16 8AG
(01622) 757286
mailto:[log in to unmask]
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Data Protection Registrar - Using the law to protect your
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> Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 1999 4:27 PM
> To: ANNE LINCOLN
> Subject: Re: Quick Qn: When 1998 DPA implemented?
>
> The Data Protection Act 1998 received Royal Assent last July, but is not
> yet in force. The Home Office are currently drafting secondary
> legislation, and recently announced that their target to bring the Act
> into
> force is the second quarter of this year. Until the 1998 Act is
> implemented, the 1984 Act remains in force.____________
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> > From: ANNE LINCOLN <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Quick Qn: When 1998 DPA implemented?
> > Date: 12 January 1999 10:44
> >
> > Could you please let me know if the 1998 Data Protection Act has come
> into
> > force yet? If not, is there a date yet for its implementation? (I
> couldn't
> > find this information on your web page.)
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Anne Lincoln
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