The New Law Journal Feb 1 2002 pp. 147-148 contains a well written introductory article on "Enforcement of the Data Protection Act 1998: compliance at all costs?" by Graeme Maguire and Peter Church of Linklaters
I have one query arising from the article: The authors state that failure to comply with an eofrcement notice is potentially punishable by an unlimited fine and "the courts may also order that the equipment used to process the personal data should be forfeited, erased or destroyed". Is the fine unlimited because s.47(1) does not mention any punishment or is this mentioned elsewhere in the Act? Also, I have not found the statutory basis of the right to order equpment be forfeited, erased or destroyed.
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