Given that the Data Protection Act 1998 has considerable impact on the way all businesses store and manage data, solicitors can expect to receive a high number of enquiries about the Act as issues and problems arise. This handy book provides a full copy of the Act with authoritative section-by-section commentary, giving a general and fundamental understanding of the Act. The annotations give detailed but plain explanations to the many intricate and often awkward provisions of the Act, explaining them in such a way as to give real practical assistance to those working in this area. This title is an excellent portable reference for all legal practitioners, as well as in-house counsel and students of law and business related subjects, in Scotland and throughout the rest of the UK.