Is Financial Penalties (s 48J) legally binding?

Q: Is Financial Penalties (s 48J) legally binding?

Financial Penalties (s 48J) is binding in Singapore. Binding law. It applies to everyone in scope, whether or not anyone points at it. PDPC may require an organisation that intentionally or negligently contravenes Parts 3, 4, 5, 6, 6A or 6B to pay a financial penalty, capped at 10% of annual Singapore turnover for organisations with turnover above S$10 million, otherwise S$1 million (in force 1 Oct 2022).

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Financial Penalties (s 48J)

Is this legally binding?

Binding. Binding law. It applies to everyone in scope, whether or not anyone points at it.

PDPC may require an organisation that intentionally or negligently contravenes Parts 3, 4, 5, 6, 6A or 6B to pay a financial penalty, capped at 10% of annual Singapore turnover for organisations with turnover above S$10 million, otherwise S$1 million (in force 1 Oct 2022).

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What this connects to

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EventPersonal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2020Binding
Act 40 of 2020 raised s 48J penalty caps (wef 1 Oct 2022)
SectionPart 9C, EnforcementBinding
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