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(1) A data subject is entitled at any time by notice in writing to require a data controller

(a) to rectify, block, erase or destroy exempt manual data which is inaccurate or incomplete, or

(b) to cease to hold exempt manual data in a manner which is incompatible with the legitimate purposes pursued by the data controller.

(2) A notice under subsection (1) shall state the reasons for believing that the data

(a) is inaccurate or incomplete, or

(b) is held in a manner which is incompatible with the legitimate purposes pursued by that data controller.

(3) Where the Commission is satisfied on a complaint by a person who has given notice that the data controller has failed to comply with the notice, the Commission shall give appropriate direction to the data controller to comply with the notice.

(4) For the purposes of this section, personal data is incomplete if the data is of the kind that its incompleteness would constitute a contravention of data protection principles provided in this Act.