Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2020
Is this legally binding?
Binding. Binding law. It applies to everyone in scope, whether or not anyone points at it.
Major amendment (Act 40 of 2020): added mandatory breach notification (Part 6A), deemed consent by notification (s 15A), business improvement and legitimate interests exceptions, data portability (Part 6B), and higher financial penalties.
On the timeline
- 2020-11-02Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2020 passed
What this connects to
4 relations. Official relations are the ones the source documents state; anything marked GAGE analysis is our reading, not an agency's.
Cites3
- SectionPart 6A, Notification of Data BreachesBinding
Act 40 of 2020 inserted Part 6A
- ConceptFinancial Penalties (s 48J)Binding
Act 40 of 2020 raised s 48J penalty caps (wef 1 Oct 2022)
- ObligationDeemed Consent (ss 15, 15A)Binding
Act 40 of 2020 inserted s 15A deemed consent by notification
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