Personal Data Protection Act 2010 · Updated to 15 Sep 2026 · Part V · Personal Data Protection Fund
65. Financial year
Feedback & supportThe financial year of the Commissioner shall begin on 1 January and end on 31 December of each year.
Commissioner
“Commissioner” means the Personal Data Protection Commissioner appointed under section 47;
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personal data
“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;