[2003.] Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003. [No. 6.] purposes of paragraph 3 or 4 of Article 26 of the S.10 Directive, and (c) such other information as may appear to him or her to be expedient to give to data controllers in relation to the protection of the rights and freedoms of data subjects in respect of the processing of personal data in countries and territories outside the European Economic Area. (1C) The Commissioner shall be the supervisory authority in the State for the purposes of the Directive. (1D) The Commissioner shall also perform any functions in relation to data protection that the Minister may confer on him or her by regulations for the purpose of enabling the Government to give effect to any international obligations of the State.’’. 11.—Section 10 of the Principal Act is amended— (a) in subsection (1)— (i) in paragraph (a), by the deletion of ‘‘by a data controller or a data processor’’, and (ii) in paragraph (b), by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (ii): ‘‘(ii) if he or she is unable to arrange, within a reasonable time, for the amicable resolution by the parties concerned of the matter the subject of the complaint, notify in writing the individual who made the complaint of his or her decision in relation to it and that the individual may, if aggrieved by the decision, appeal against it to the Court under section 26 of this Act within 21 days from the receipt by him or her of the notification.’’, (b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1): ‘‘(1A) The Commissioner may carry out or cause to be carried out such investigations as he or she considers appropriate in order to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Act and to identify any contravention thereof.’’, (c) in subsection (2), by the deletion of ‘‘, being a data controller or a data processor,’’, (d) in subsection (3), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a): ‘‘(a) to block, rectify, erase or destroy any of the data concerned, or’’, and (e) in subsection (7), by the substitution of the following for so much of the subsection as follows paragraph (a): 25 Amendment of section 10 (enforcement of data protection) of Principal Act.

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