General processing Other general processing
Article 2(2) of the GDPR states that the Regulation does not apply to the processing of personal data in the course of an activity which falls outside the scope of Union law. To avoid data controllers being compelled to do an assessment of whether the activity they are engaged in falls inside or outside the scope of Union law, the Act contains provision to extend GDPR standards to data processing, other than processing falling within Part 3 (law enforcement processing) or Part 4 (intelligence services processing), to create a simple framework under which data controllers and processors can apply a single standard.
	The Act achieves this by applying the Articles of the GDPR to general data outside the scope of Union law. For the applied GDPR, Schedule 6 modifies those Articles to make them relevant to a context where Union law does not apply (creating "the applied GDPR"). While it is appropriate to apply the limitations and safeguards on data processing as well as the associated rights, references to Member States and EU institutions are not relevant and are removed or amended.