Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance
Part 6
6-6
Section 32
Cap. 486
(c) seeking the Commissioner’s consent under section 32 to
the carrying out of that procedure.
(2) Where 2 or more data users may each make a matching
procedure request in respect of the same matching procedure,
then any of those data users may make such a request on
behalf of all those data users, and the provisions of this
Ordinance (including subsection (1)) shall be construed
accordingly.
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2), it is
hereby declared that a matching procedure request may be
made in relation to 2 or more matching procedures, or a
series of matching procedures, and the other provisions of
this Ordinance (including section 32) shall be construed
accordingly.
(4) A data user who, in a matching procedure request made
under subsection (1), supplies any information which is false
or misleading in a material particular for the purpose of
obtaining the Commissioner’s consent to the carrying out of
the matching procedure to which the request relates, commits
an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 3 and
to imprisonment for 6 months. (Added 18 of 2012 s. 18)
32.
Determination of matching procedure request
(1) The Commissioner shall determine a matching procedure
request—
(a) not later than 45 days after receiving the request; and
(b) by taking into account the prescribed matters applicable
to the request and—
(i) where he is satisfied as to those matters, serving
a notice in writing on the requestor stating that
he consents to the carrying out of the matching
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