Data Protection (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2005

L.16/2005 Data Protection (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2005 Arrangement Article 1 Interpretation . 513 2 Article 19 amended . 513 3 Article 27 amended . 513 4 Article 38 amended . 514 5 Article 61 amended . 514 6 Article 63 amended . 514 7 Schedule 9 amended . 514 8 Citation and commencement 514 Data Protection (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2005 A LAW to amend the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005. Adopted by the States 5th April 2005 Sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council 7th June 2005 Registered by the Royal Court 8th July 2005 THE STATES , subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law – 1 Interpretation In this Law “principal Law” means the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005. [1] 2 Article 19 amended In Article 19(8) of the principal Law [2] for the words “such fee that has been paid” there shall be substituted the words “fee paid under this Article”. 3 Article 27 amended For Article 27(2) of the principal Law [3] there shall be substituted the following paragraph – “(2) Except as provided by or under this Part, the subject information provisions shall have effect notwithstanding any enactment or rule of law (whether an enactment or rule of law of Jersey or of another jurisdiction) prohibiting or restricting the disclosure, or authorizing the withholding, of information.”. 4 Article 38 amended For Article 38(1) of the principal Law [4] there shall be substituted the following paragraph – “(1) The States may by Regulations exempt from the subject information provisions personal data consisting of information – (a) the disclosure of which is prohibited or restricted, or (b) the withholding of which is authorized, by or under any enactment or rule of law (whether an enactment or rule of law of Jersey or of another jurisdiction) to the extent that they consider it necessary, for safeguarding the interests of the data subject or the rights and freedoms of any other individual, that the prohibition, restriction, or authority to withhold, prevail over the subject information provisions.”. 5 Article 61 amended For Article 61(2) of the principal Law [5] there shall be substituted the following paragraph – “(2) A person guilty of an offence under this Law shall be liable to a fine, except where this Law otherwise provides.”. 6 Article 63 amended In Article 63(2) of the principal Law [6] for the words “This Law applies” there shall be substituted the words “The application of this Law extends”. 7 Schedule 9 amended For paragraph 13 of Schedule 9 to the principal Law [7] there shall be substituted the following paragraph – “13 Offences A person who obstructs a person in the execution of a warrant or who fails without reasonable excuse to give the latter person such assistance as the latter person may reasonably require for the execution of the warrant commits an offence and shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of 6 months and to a fine.”. 8 Citation and commencement This Law may be cited as the Data Protection (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2005 and shall come into force on the seventh day following its registration. M.N. DE LA HAYE Greffier of the States. [1] Volume 2005, page 17. [2] Volume 2005, page 40. [3] Volume 2005, page 44. [4] Volume 2005, page 50. [5] Volume 2005, page 66. [6] Volume 2005, page 67. [7] Volume 2005, page 103.