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(iv) sexual life, or
(v) criminal convictions,
(d) data processors whose business consists wholly or partly in processing personal data on behalf of data
controllers, and
(e) such categories of data controllers and data processors as may stand prescribed for the time being (which
categories may include data controllers and data processors to whom this section would not otherwise apply
and on whom enforcement notices, prohibition notices or information notices have been served if the notices
are in force and either the time for bringing an appeal against them under section 26 of this Act has expired
without such an appeal having been brought or any such appeal has been withdrawn).
(2) The Commissioner shall establish and maintain a register (referred to in this Act as the register) of persons to
whom this section applies and shall make, as appropriate, an entry or entries in the register in respect of each person
whose application for registration therein is accepted by the Commissioner.
(3) (a) Members of the public may inspect the register free of charge at all reasonable times and may take copies of,
or of extracts from, entries in the register.
(b) A member of the public may, on payment to the Commissioner of such fee (if any) as may be prescribed,
obtain from the Commissioner a copy (certified by him or by a member of his staff to be a true copy) of, or of
an extract from, any entry in the register.
(c) In any proceedings—
(i) a copy of, or of an extract from, an entry in the register certified by the Commissioner or by a member of his
staff to be a true copy shall be evidence of the entry or extract, and
(ii) a document purporting to be such a copy, and to be certified, as aforesaid shall be deemed to be such a
copy and to be so certified unless the contrary is proved.
(d) In any proceedings—
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