Section 42A — Data Protection Act 2018: Further provision about sensitive processing

Further provision about sensitive processing 42A 1 The Secretary of State may by regulations—

a make provision so that an additional description of processing of personal data is sensitive processing for the purposes of this Part, b make provision so that added processing is not sensitive processing for the purposes of this Part, c make provision so that a protected condition in Schedule 8 may or may not be relied on in connection with added processing, and d make provision varying such a condition as it relates to added processing.

2 In subsection (1)— “ added processing ” means a description of processing which is sensitive processing by virtue of provision made under subsection (1)(a); “ protected condition in Schedule 8 ” means a condition in that Schedule other than one that was added to the Schedule by regulations under section 35(6).

3 Regulations under this section may amend this Part and sections 205 and 206.

4 Regulations under this section are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.