145. Personal data processed before the date of coming into operation of this Act

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• data subject

  data subject

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  “data subject” means an individual who is the subject of the personal data;

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• personal data

  personal data

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  “personal data” means any information in respect of commercial transactions, which— (a) is being processed wholly or partly by means of equipment operating automatically in response to instructions given for that purpose; (b) is recorded with the intention that it should wholly or partly be processed by means of such equipment; or (c) is recorded as part of a relevant filing system or with the intention that it should form part of a relevant filing system, that relates directly or indirectly to a data subject, who is identified or identifiable from that information or from that and other information in the possession of a data user, including any sensitive personal data and expression of opinion about the data subject; but does not include any information that is processed for the purpose of a credit reporting business carried on by a credit reporting agency under the Credit Reporting Agencies Act 2010;

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• registration

  registration

  Defined · s 4

  “registration” means the registration of a data user under section 16;

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• third party

  third party

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  “third party”, in relation to personal data, means any person other than— (a) a data subject; (b) a relevant person in relation to a data subject; (c) a data user; (d) a data processor; or (e) a person authorized in writing by the data user to process the personal data under the direct control of the data user; Personal Data Protection 17

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• this Act

  this Act

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  “this Act” includes regulations, orders, notifications and other subsidiary legislation made under this Act;

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