S.L. 499.62 Art. 5Protection of data obtained. S.L.586.08. Cap. 586. Cap. 586. Road provisions in (a) (b) non-use (c) failing traffic (d) (e) driving (f) failing helmet (g) use of (h) illegally while

(1) Data obtained by a competent authority in Malta from a national contact point in another Member State or data obtained by a competent authority in another Member State from the national contact point in Malta through automated searches shall not be used for any reason other than to establish the identity of the owner or holder of a vehicle involved in a scheduled road traffic offence or to establish the identity of the owner or operator of a vehicle for the purposes of Article 12 of Council Decision 2008/615/JHA.

(2) Any personal data processed under these regulations shall be processed and used in accordance with the provisions of the Data

Protection (Processing of Personal Data by Competent Authorities for the Purposes of the Prevention, Investigation, Detection or Prosecution of Criminal Offences or the Execution of Criminal Penalties) Regulations and Chapter 6 of Council Decision 2008/615/JHA.

(3) A person who is the owner or holder or operator of a vehicle which is registered with the Authority whose details have been obtained by a competent authority in another Member State in terms of these regulations, may request and shall be given by the Authority, information on personal data transmitted to that State, including the date of the request for such data by the competent authority of that State and the name of the said competent authority. Such request by the data subject shall be submitted in accordance with article 16 of the Data Protection Act.

(4) Where a data subject suffers damage as a result of unlawful processing of data he shall be entitled to exercise an action for damages in accordance with article 30(2) of the Data Protection Act.

(5) Data obtained under these regulations shall not be kept for more than two years by any of the competent authorities obtaining such data. SCHEDULE

(Regulation 2)

safety related traffic offences covered by the Directive and relative national legislation:

Offence Legislation speeding regulation 127 of the Motor Vehicles Regulations (S.L.65.11); Second Schedule to the Traffic Regulation Ordinance (Cap.65) of seat-belt regulations 3 and 4 of the Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) Regulations (S.L.65.12) to stop at a red regulation 125(2) and (3) of the Motor Vehicles light Regulations (S.L.65.11) drink-driving articles 15A, 15B(1) and 15H of the Traffic Regulation Ordinance (Cap.65) under the articles 15A and 15H of the Traffic Regulation influence of drugs Ordinance (Cap.65) to wear a safety regulation 123 of the Motor Vehicles Regulations (S.L.65.11) and regulations 10 and 21 of the Low-Powered Vehicles and Pedal Cycles Regulations (S.L.65.26) a forbidden lane regulation 90(4) of the Motor Vehicles Regulations (S.L.65.11) using a mobile regulation 115 of the Motor Vehicles Regulations telephone or any other (S.L.65.11) communication devices driving