Section 29 — Data Protection Act 2018: Processing to which this Part applies

Processing to which this Part applies 29 1 This Part applies to—

a the processing by a competent authority of personal data wholly or partly by automated means, and b the processing by a competent authority otherwise than by automated means of personal data which forms part of a filing system or is intended to form part of a filing system. 1A This Part does not apply to processing to which Part 4 applies by virtue of a designation notice (see section 82A).

2 Any reference in this Part to the processing of personal data is to processing to which this Part applies.

3 For the meaning of “competent authority”, see section 30.