CHAPTER 4: UK LEGISLATION
Intellectual property rights (‘IPR’), through the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (the ‘CDPA’), are one of the most obvious legal issues for most information processing systems.
There is much other, relevant legislation, including:
• Data Protection Act 1998 (‘the DPA’)
• Human Rights Act 1998 (the ‘HRA’)
• Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (the ‘RIPA’),
• Computer Misuse Act 1990, as amended by the Police and Justice Act 2006
• Electronic Communications Act 2000
• Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003
• Freedom of Information Act (the ‘FOIA’) 2000
• Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (the ‘DDA’)
In the UK there is also a complex array of anti-money laundering laws including ...
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