Personal Data Protection Act 2010 · Updated to 15 Sep 2026 · Part VI · Personal Data Protection Advisory Committee
78. Time and place of meetings
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Advisory Committee
“Advisory Committee” means the Personal Data Protection Advisory Committee established under section 70;
The Chairman shall call for a meeting if requested to do so in writing by the Minister or by at least four members of the
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for the protection of personal data;
Advisory Committee.
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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;