[No. 6.]
Data Protection (Amendment) Act
2003.
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[2003.]
(iii) for the performance of a function
of the Government or a Minister
of the Government, or
(iv) for the performance of any other
function of a public nature performed in the public interest by a
person,
(d) the processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the data controller or by a
third party or parties to whom the
data are disclosed, except where the
processing is unwarranted in any particular case by reason of prejudice to
the fundamental rights and freedoms
or legitimate interests of the data
subject.
(2) The Minister may, after consultation with
the Commissioner, by regulations specify particular circumstances in which subsection (1)(d) of
this section is, or is not, to be taken as satisfied.
Processing of
sensitive personal
data.
2B.—(1) Sensitive personal data shall not be
processed by a data controller unless:
(a) sections 2 and 2A (as amended and
inserted, respectively, by the Act of
2003) are complied with, and
(b) in addition, at least one of the following
conditions is met:
(i) the consent referred to in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of
section 2A (as inserted by the Act
of 2003) of this Act is explicitly
given,
(ii) the processing is necessary for the
purpose of exercising or performing any right or obligation
which is conferred or imposed by
law on the data controller in connection with employment,
(iii) the processing is necessary to
prevent injury or other damage
to the health of the data subject
or another person or serious loss
in respect of, or damage to, property or otherwise to protect the
vital interests of the data subject
or of another person in a case
where—
(I) consent to the processing
cannot be given by or on
behalf of the data subject in
accordance with section
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