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Code of Practice on the Identity Card Number and other Personal Identifiers

 

VI. EXCLUSIONS

For the avoidance of doubt, the following paragraph expressly excludes from the coverage of the Code personal identifiers (including the identity card number) in certain situations.

6.1

The following are not subject to the foregoing sections of the Code:-

6.1.1 any record of a personal identifier or copy of an identity card held by an individual for purposes directly related to the management of the individual's personal, family or household affairs or for the individual's recreational purposes;
6.1.2 a personal identifier assigned to an individual who is deceased; and
61.3 a personal identifier being furnished without being recorded.

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