31. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Commission shall keep a record of—

(a) applications made to it under section 43, and

(b) deliberations and recommendations of the Commission relating to appointments or nominations for appointment or election to judicial office.

(2) Subject to such regulations (if any) which may be made under section 33, where a record referred to in subsection (1) includes personal data or special categories of personal data, those data may be processed, in accordance with the Data Protection Regulation and the Act of 2018, by a person for the purposes of the performance of the functions of the Commission and the Minister under this Act and for the purposes of the performance of the functions of the Government under this Act and the Constitution.