Sections

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

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