Is PDPA Enacted (2012); Main Obligations in Force 2 Jul 2014 legally binding?

Q: Is PDPA Enacted (2012); Main Obligations in Force 2 Jul 2014 legally binding?

PDPA Enacted (2012); Main Obligations in Force 2 Jul 2014 is binding in Singapore. Binding law. It applies to everyone in scope, whether or not anyone points at it. Parliament passed the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (No. 26 of 2012); the main data protection provisions commenced on 2 July 2014, establishing Singapore's baseline binding regime for personal data.

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PDPA Enacted (2012); Main Obligations in Force 2 Jul 2014

Is this legally binding?

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

Parliament passed the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (No. 26 of 2012); the main data protection provisions commenced on 2 July 2014, establishing Singapore's baseline binding regime for personal data.

sso.agc.gov.sgs 13 (commencement reference); Legislative HistoryShow it on the map

On the timeline

2012Personal Data Protection Act 2012 passed (No. 26 of 2012); main obligations in force 2 Jul 2014

What this connects to

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