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(1) The further processing of personal data for a research purpose in compliance with the relevant conditions is not to be regarded as incompatible with the purposes for which the data was obtained.

(2) Personal data which is processed for research purposes in compliance with the relevant conditions may be kept indefinitely.

(3) Personal data which is processed only for research purposes is exempt from the provisions of this Act if

(a) the data is processed in compliance with the relevant conditions, and

(b) the results of the research or resulting statistics are not made available in a form which identifies the data subject or any of them.

(4) Personal data is not to be treated as processed otherwise than for research purposes merely because the data is disclosed

(a) to any person for research purposes only,

(b) to the data subject or a person acting on behalf of the data subject,

(c) at the request or with the consent of the data subject or a person acting on behalf of the data subject ,or

(d) in circumstances in which the person making the disclosure has reasonable grounds to believe that the disclosure falls within this section.