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CHAPTER 486
PERSONAL DATA (PRIVACY) ORDINANCE

Part IV - DATA USER RETURNS AND REGISTER OF DATA USERS

16. Inspection of register

(1)

The Commissioner shall provide facilities for making the particulars contained in the register available for inspection-

(a)

by any person;

(b)

in visible and legible form

(c) during ordinary office hours; and
(d) free of charge.
(2)

The Commissioner shall-

(a)

on receipt of an application in the specified form from a person; and

(b)

on payment of the prescribed fee,

provide a copy in writing of the particulars contained in the register in respect of the data user, or the class of data users, specified in the application.

17. Register shall not limit, etc. operation of this Ordinance

(1)

For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that-

(a)

whether or not the register contains any particulars;

(b)

any particulars contained in the register, in respect of a data user shall not of itself-

  1. limit, restrict or qualify the operation of any of the provisions of this Ordinance (including section 2(5) and the data protection principles) in relation to the data user;
  2. exempt the data user from the operation of any of the provisions of this Ordinance.
(2)

Subsection (1) shall not prejudice the operation of any limitation, restriction, qualification or exemption provided for in the other provisions of this Ordinance.


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