Personal Data Protection (Composition of Offences) Regulations 2021

No. S 70

Personal Data Protection Act 2012

(ACT 26 OF 2012)

Personal Data Protection
(Composition of Offences)
Regulations 2021

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 55(4) of the Personal Data Protection Act 2012, the Personal Data Protection Commission, with the approval of the Minister for Communications and Information, makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations are the Personal Data Protection (Composition of Offences) Regulations 2021 and come into operation on 1 February 2021.

Offences compoundable under section 55(1) of Act

2.  Any offence under section 51(1) or 61(2) of the Act may be compounded by the Commission in accordance with section 55(1) of the Act.

Offences compoundable under section 55(2) of Act

3.  The following offences may be compounded by the Commission in accordance with section 55(2) of the Act:

(a) any offence under section 42(2) of the Act;

(b) any offence under section 43(2), 44(2) or 45(2) of the Act as in force immediately before 1 February 2021.

Revocation

4.  The Personal Data Protection (Composition of Offences) Regulations 2013 (G.N. No. S 759/2013) are revoked.

Made on 28 January 2021.

CHAN YENG KIT

Chairman,
Info-communications Media
Development Authority,
Singapore.

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