S.I. No. 84/1989 - Data Protection Act, 1988 (Section 5 (1) (D)) (Specification) Regulations, 1989.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the

Data Protection Act, 1988

(Section 5 (1) (

d

) (Specification) Regulations, 1989.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 19th day of April, 1989.

3. (1) The functions described in column 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations, being functions conferred by or under the enactments specified in column 2 thereof, are, in so far as they are designed to protect members of the public against the financial loss referred to in section 5 (1) (

d

) of the

Data Protection Act, 1988

(No. 25 of 1988), hereby specified for the purposes of the said section 5 (1) (

d

).

(2) In paragraph (1) of this Regulation "enactments" includes rules and regulations and the reference to the enactments specified in the Schedule to these Regulations is a reference to those enactments as amended or extended by any enactment passed or made after the making of these Regulations.

SCHEDULE

Description of function

Enactments by or under which function conferred

(1)

(2)

Functions of Central Bank of Ireland

Central Bank Act, 1971

(No. 24 of 1971).

Prices Acts, 1958 to 1972.

Restrictive Practices Acts, 1972 and 1987.

Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act, 1980

(No. 16 of 1980).

Functions of Director of Consumer Affairs and Fair Trade

Regulations made under the European Communities Acts, 1972 to 1986.

Functions of Minister for Industry and Commerce

Companies Acts, 1963 to 1987.

Insurance Act, 1989

(No. 3 of 1989).

Bankruptcy Act, 1988

(No. 27 of 1988).

Rules of the Superior Courts.

Industrial and Provident Societies Acts 1893 to 1978

Functions of Official Assignee in Bankruptcy.

Friendly Societies Acts, 1896 to 1977.

Functions of Registrar of Friendly Societies

Credit Union Act, 1966

(No. 19 of 1966).

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 19th day of April, 1989.

GERARD COLLINS,

Minister for Justice.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These regulations restrict access to personal data kept by Ministers or statutory bodies with regulatory functions designed to prevent financial loss to members of the public through (

a

) dishonesty, incompetence or malpractice on the provision of financial services or the management of companies or (

b

) the conduct of persons who have been adjudicated bankrupt. The restriction applies only where access to the data would be likely to prejudice the proper performance of those functions.

S.I. No. 84 of 1989.

DATA PROTECTION ACT, 1988 (SECTION 5 (1) (d)) (SPECIFICATION) REGULATIONS, 1989.

I, GERARD COLLINS, Minister for Justice, being of opinion that the functions described in column 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations, being functions conferred by or under the enactments specified in column 2 of that Schedule, are designed to protect members of the public against the financial loss referred to in subsection (1) (

d

) of

section 5

of the

Data Protection Act, 1988

(No. 25 of 1988), hereby, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by subsections (1) (

d

) and (2) of that section, and after consultation with the other Ministers of the Government, make the following Regulations