Article 1

Subject Matter & Objectives

  1. This Regulation lays down rules relating to the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and rules relating to the free movement of personal data.
  2. This Regulation protects fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons and in particular their right to the protection of personal data.
  3. [THIS ARTICLE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK IN THE UK GDPR.]

Relevant recitals

(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12).

Important note about UK GDPR recitals

Recitals to the GDPR are saved into UK domestic law and apply to the interpretation of the UK GDPR. However, they have not been amended upon saving. This may mean that some recitals are no longer relevant if the corresponding provisions have not been retained in UK domestic law. (Tell me more.)

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