S.L. 61.3 Art. 26Retention of personaldata.       Cap. 580.

(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-regulations (2)

and (3), the passport officer shall retain the personal data of an applicant only for as long as necessary, including for the collection of the fees referred to in regulation 13.

(2) Personal data shall not be retained longer than one hundred and eighty (180) days by the passport officer in the case where an EU ETD is issued by the passport officer, or longer than two

(2) years where the Government is consulted by another Member

State in accordance with article 9 of the Consular Protection (Unrepresented Citizens) Act for the purpose of verifying the nationality and identity of the applicant.

(3) Upon expiry of the retention period the personal data of an applicant shall be erased:

Provided that notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulations (1) and (2), the passport officer shall ensure the safe destruction of any returned EU ETD and of all related copies as soon as possible.

SCHEDULE I UNIFORM EU ETD FORM

The uniform EU ETD form shall comply with the following specifications: