Personal Data Protection Commission issues Personal Data Protection Regulations 2014 and revises advisory guidelines

22 May 2014

On 19 May 2014, the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (Commencement) Notification 2014 (“PDPA Commencement Notification”) and the Personal Data Protection Regulations 2014 (“PDP Regulations 2014”) were gazetted. 

The PDPA Commencement Notification provides for Parts III to VII of, and the Second to Sixth Schedules to, the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (“PDPA”) to come into operation on 2 July 2014. 

The PDP Regulations 2014 clarify and expand on the existing scope of obligations with regard to the access and correction obligation, the transfer of personal data outside of Singapore, and rules for individuals who may act for others under the PDPA. 

In tandem with the gazetting of the PDP Regulations 2014, the Personal Data Protection Commission (“PDPC”), on 16 May 2014, issued revised versions of:

• The Advisory Guidelines on Key Concepts in the PDPA; and
• The Advisory Guidelines on the PDPA for Selected Topics.

This legal update discusses the new PDP Regulations 2014, as well as the revised versions of the Advisory Guidelines above.

To read the update, please click here.