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CHAPTER 486
PERSONAL DATA (PRIVACY) ORDINANCE
Part V - ACCESS TO AND CORRECTION
OF PERSONAL DATA
18. Data access request
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An individual, or a relevant
person on behalf of an individual, may make a request-
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to be informed by a data user whether the data
user holds personal data of which the individual
is the data subject;
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if the data user holds such data, to be supplied
by the data user with a copy of such data.
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A data access request under both paragraphs of subsection
(1) shall be treated as being a single request, and
the provisions of this Ordinance shall be construed
accordingly.
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A data
access request under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) may,
in the absence of evidence to the contrary, be treated
as being a data access request under both paragraphs of
that subsection, and the provisions of this Ordinance
(including subsection (2) ) shall be construed accordingly.
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A data user who, in relation to personal data-
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does not hold the data; but
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controls the use of the data in such a way as
to prohibit the data user who does hold the data
from complying (whether in whole or in part) with
a data access request which relates to the data,
shall be deemed to hold those data, and the provisions
of this Ordinance (including this section) shall
be construed accordingly
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