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PoPI Act Directory
PoPI Act Directory > Article 1 > Definitions & Purpose
PoPI Act Directory > Article 2 > Application Provisions
- SECTION 3 > Application and Interpretation
- SECTION 4 > Lawful Processing of Personal Information
- SECTION 5 > Rights of Data Subjects
- SECTION 6 > Exclusions
- SECTION 7 > Exclusion for Journalistic, Literary or Artistic purposes
PoPI Act Directory > Article 3 > Conditions for Lawful Processing
- SECTION 8 > Responsible Party
- SECTION 9 > Lawfulness of Processing
- SECTION 10 > Minimality
- SECTION 11 > Consent, Justification and Objection
- SECTION 12 > Collection directly from data subject
- SECTION 13 > Collection for specific Purpose
- SECTION 14 > Retention and restriction of records
- SECTION 15 > Further Processing to comply with Purpose of collection
- SECTION 16 > Quality of Information
- SECTION 17 > Documentation
- SECTION 18 > Notification to data subject when collecting personal Information
- SECTION 19 > Security measures on integrity and confidentiality of personal Information
- SECTION 20 > Information processed by operator or person acting under authority
- SECTION 21 > Security measures regarding Information processed by operator
- SECTION 22 > Notification of security compromises
- SECTION 23 > Access to Personal Information
- SECTION 24 > Correction of Personal Information
- SECTION 25 > Manner of Access
- SECTION 26 > Prohibition on Processing of special personal Information
- SECTION 27 > General authorisation concerning special personal Information
- SECTION 28 > authorisation concerning data subject’s religious or philosophical beliefs
- SECTION 29 > authorisation concerning data subject’s race or ethnic origin
- SECTION 30 > authorisation concerning data subject’s trade union membership
- SECTION 31 > authorisation concerning data subject’s political persuasion
- SECTION 32 > authorisation concerning data subject’s health or sex life
- SECTION 33 > authorisation concerning data subject’s criminal behaviour or biometric Information
- SECTION 34 > Prohibition on Processing personal Information of children
- SECTION 35 > General authorisation concerning personal Information of children
PoPI Act Directory > Article 4 > Exemption from Conditions
- SECTION 36 > General
- SECTION 37 > Regulator may exempt Processing of personal Information
- SECTION 38 > Exemption in respect of certain functions
PoPI Act Directory > Article 5 > Supervision
- SECTION 39 > Establishment of Information Regulator
- SECTION 40 > Powers, duties and functions of Regulator
- SECTION 41 > Appointment, term of office and removal of members of Regulator
- SECTION 42 > Vacancies
- SECTION 43 > Powers, duties and functions of Chairperson and other members
- SECTION 44 > Regulator to have regard to certain matters
- SECTION 45 > Conflict of Interest
- SECTION 46 > Remuneration, allowances, benefits and privileges of members
- SECTION 47 > Staff
- SECTION 48 > Powers, duties and functions of CEO
- SECTION 49 > Committees of Regulator
- SECTION 50 > Establishment of Enforcement Committee
- SECTION 51 > Meetings of Regulator
- SECTION 52 > Funds
- SECTION 53 > Protection of Regulator
- SECTION 54 > Duty of confidentiality
- SECTION 55 > duties and responsibilities of Information Officer
- SECTION 56 > Designation and delegation of deputy Information officers
PoPI Act Directory > Article 6 > Prior authorisation
- SECTION 57 > Processing subject to prior authorisation
- SECTION 58 > Responsible party to notify Regulator if Processing is subject to prior authorisation
- SECTION 59 > Failure to notify Processing subject to prior authorisation
PoPI Act Directory > Article 7 > Codes of Conduct
- SECTION 60 > Issuing of Codes of Conduct
- SECTION 61 > Process for issuing Codes of Conduct
- SECTION 62 > Notification, availability and commencement of code of Conduct
- SECTION 63 > Procedure for dealing with complaints
- SECTION 64 > Amendment and revocation of Codes of Conduct
- SECTION 65 > Guidelines about Codes of Conduct
- SECTION 66 > Register of approved Codes of Conduct
- SECTION 67 > Review of operation of approved code of Conduct
- SECTION 68 > Effect of failure to comply with code of Conduct
PoPI Act Directory > Article 8 > Marketing
- SECTION 69 > Direct Marketing by means of unsolicited electronic communications
- SECTION 70 > Directories
- SECTION 71 > Automated decision making
PoPI Act Directory > Article 9 > Transborder Information
- SECTION 72 > Transfers of personal Information outside Republic
PoPI Act Directory > Article 10 > Enforcement
- SECTION 73 > Interference with protection of personal information of data subject
- SECTION 74 > complaints
- SECTION 75 > Mode of complaints to Regulator
- SECTION 76 > Action on receipt of complaint
- SECTION 77 > Regulator may decide to take no action on complaint
- SECTION 78 > Referral of complaint to regulatory body
- SECTION 79 > Pre-investigation proceedings of Regulator
- SECTION 80 > Settlement of complaints
- SECTION 81 > Investigation proceedings of Regulator
- SECTION 82 > Issue of warrants
- SECTION 83 > Requirements for issuing of warrant
- SECTION 84 > Execution of warrants
- SECTION 85 > Matters exempt from search and seizure
- SECTION 86 > Communication between legal adviser and client exempt
- SECTION 87 > Objection to search and seizure
- SECTION 88 > Return of warrants
- SECTION 89 > Assessment
- SECTION 90 > Information notice
- SECTION 91 > Parties to be informed of result of assessment
- SECTION 92 > Matters referred to Enforcement Committee
- SECTION 93 > Functions of Enforcement Committee
- SECTION 94 > Parties to be informed of developments during and result of investigation
- SECTION 95 > Enforcement notice
- SECTION 96 > Cancellation of Enforcement notice
- SECTION 97 > Right of appeal
- SECTION 98 > Consideration of appeal
- SECTION 99 > Civil remedies
PoPI Act Directory > Article 11 > Offences, Penalties & Fines
- SECTION 100 > Obstruction of Regulator
- SECTION 101 > Breach of confidentiality
- SECTION 102 > Obstruction of execution of warrant
- SECTION 103 > Failure to comply with Enforcement or Information notices
- SECTION 104 > Offences by witnesses
- SECTION 105 > Unlawful acts by responsible party in connection with account number
- SECTION 106 > Unlawful acts by third parties in connection with account number
- SECTION 107 > Penalties
- SECTION 108 > Magistrate’s Court jurisdiction to impose Penalties
- SECTION 109 > Administrative Fines
PoPI Act Directory > Article 12 > General Provisions
- SECTION 110 > Amendment of laws
- SECTION 111 > Fees
- SECTION 112 > Regulations
- SECTION 113 > Procedure for making Regulations
- SECTION 114 > Transitional arrangements
- SECTION 115 > Short title and commencement