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Section 168 — Data Protection Act 2018: Compensation for contravention of the UK GDPR
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Compensation for contravention of the UK GDPR 168 1 In Article 82 of the UK GDPR (right to compensation for material or non-material damage), “ non-material damage ” includes distress.
2 Subsection (3) applies where—
a in accordance with rules of court, proceedings under Article 82 of the UK GDPR are brought by a representative body on behalf of a person, and b a court orders the payment of compensation.
3 The court may make an order providing for the compensation to be paid on behalf of the person to—
a the representative body, or b such other person as the court thinks fit.
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