CPA Bulletin

www.cpa.uk.net CPA Bulletin > May 2018 37 Legal NEWS Legal: 1 CPA Members are reminded that from the 25th May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) will come into effect, and will update and strengthen existing data protection law. Under the plans, individuals will have more control over their data by having the ‘right to be forgotten’ and ask for their ‘personal data to be erased’. Businesses will be supported to ensure they are able to manage and secure data properly. The data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), will also be given more power to defend consumer interests and issue higher fines in cases of the most serious data breaches. The legislation will: • make it simpler to withdraw consent for the use of personal data • allow people to ask for their personal data held by companies to be erased • enable parents and guardians to give consent for their child’s data to be used • require ‘explicit’ consent to be necessary for processing sensitive personal data • expand the definition of ‘personal data’ to include IP addresses, internet cookies and even DNA • update and strengthen data protection law to reflect the changing nature and scope of the digital economy • make it easier and free for individuals to require an organisation to disclose the personal data it holds on them; and • make it easier for customers to move data between service providers. New criminal offences will be created to deter organisations from either intentionally or recklessly creating situations where someone could be identified from anonymised data. Data protection rules will also be made clearer for those who handle data, but they will be made more accountable for the data they process, with the priority on personal privacy rights. Those organisations carrying out high-risk data processing will be obliged to carry out impact assessments to understand the risks involved. For further information on this subject, please go to the Information Commissioner’s Office website - www.ico.org.uk General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) 2018 From the 20th May 2018, some vehicles which use a HGV chassis will lose their test exemption status and will need to complete an annual test. The vehicles affected are: • Mobile cranes (on a standard HGV chassis) • Breakdown vehicles • Engineering plant and plant (not being engineering plant), which is movable plant or equipment being a motor vehicle (not constructed primarily to carry a load) especially designed and constructed for the special purposes of engineering operations • Tower wagons • Road construction vehicles (but not road rollers and other specialised equipment not based on an HGV chassis) • Electrically propelled motor vehicles registered since the 1st March 2015 • Tractor units pulling exempt trailers • Motor tractors and heavy and light locomotives exempted under sections 185 and 186 (3) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, where these are based on a HGV chassis. During the 12 month period - 20th May 2018 to 19th May 2019 - if any of the above vehicles are in your fleet, then they must be tested before their next Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) renewal date. You can find more information in the recent Department for Transport (DfT) consultation on ‘HGV Periodic Testing and Inspections Exemptions at www.gov.uk/government/ consultations/hgv-periodic-testing-and-inspections- exemptions Further information on this topic can be found on Page 49 - in the Crane Interest Group article. HGV Periodic (Roadworthiness) Testing