S.I. No. 692/2025 - Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 159(3)) (Amendment) Rules 2025

1. These Rules, which may be cited as the Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 159(3)) (Amendment) Rules 2025, shall come into operation on the 4th day of February 2026.

Interpretation

2. In these Rules, the “Principal Rules” means the Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 159(3)) Rules 2018 (

S. I. No. 663 of 2018

).

Amendment

3. The Principal Rules are amended by the substitution for paragraphs (f) and (g) of sub-rule (5) of rule 4 of the following paragraphs

“(f) to any person in compliance with an order or direction of a court requiring production or discovery of the personal data concerned;

(g) to a bona fide member of the Press or broadcast media in accordance with rules made under section 159(7) of the 2018 Act, and

(h) to any person authorised by the Sentencing Guidelines and Information Committee, established pursuant to

section 23

of the

Judicial Council Act 2019

to act on its behalf.”

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

30

th January,

2026.

The District Court Rules Committee, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by

section 159

(3) of the

Data Protection Act 2018

, hereby make the following Rules.

Dated this 24th. day of September, 2025.

Paul Kelly

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Chairperson

Alan Mitchell

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Joyce Good Hammond

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Ann McGarry

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Eoin Martin

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James Finn

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Citation and entry into force