Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005 — Jersey law | Esheria

Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005

This part defines key data protection terms and sets core duties for data controllers, including complying with the data protection principles, registering before processing personal data, and handling certain individual access and objection requests.

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Jurisdiction
Jersey
Instrument
Act or statute
Version
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Language
en
Updated
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amending legislation appeals to tribunal confidentiality cross-border data transfer data controller registration data subject rights electronic service enforcement exemptions fees information notices information sharing investigations offences personal data processing records management regulatory compliance regulatory enforcement regulatory transition reporting

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This part defines key data protection terms and sets core duties for data controllers, including complying with the data protection principles, registering before processing personal data, and handling certain individual access and objection requests. This part lets the States set notification rules, fees, exemptions, and supervisor arrangements for data controllers, and gives the Commissioner powers to assess compliance and issue notices. The provision sets reporting, assistance, cooperation, confidentiality, offence, and procedure rules for the Commissioner, Committee, and other persons, including a ban on unlawful obtaining or disclosure of personal data and rules on cross-border transfers. This provision sets Tribunal appeal procedure, several personal-data exemptions, warrant powers, offences, and transitional rules. This provision transfers unfinished Data Protection Registrar matters to the Data Protection Commissioner, preserves some earlier records and acts, and lets the States make saving or transitional regulations.