Is 'Organisation' (s 2(1); s 4) legally binding?

Q: Is 'Organisation' (s 2(1); s 4) legally binding?

'Organisation' (s 2(1); s 4) is binding in Singapore. Binding law. It applies to everyone in scope, whether or not anyone points at it. The PDPA binds 'organisations', any individual, company, association or body of persons, corporate or unincorporated, wherever formed or resident. Public agencies, and individuals acting in a personal or domestic capacity or as employees, are excluded from the main obligations.

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'Organisation' (s 2(1); s 4)

Is this legally binding?

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

The PDPA binds 'organisations', any individual, company, association or body of persons, corporate or unincorporated, wherever formed or resident. Public agencies, and individuals acting in a personal or domestic capacity or as employees, are excluded from the main obligations.

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What this connects to

1 relations. Official relations are the ones the source documents state; anything marked GAGE analysis is our reading, not an agency's.

Applied to by1

InstrumentPersonal Data Protection Act 2012 (No. 26 of 2012)Binding
PDPA binds 'organisations' as defined in s 2(1), subject to s 4 exclusions

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