The Personal Data Protection Act, No. 9 of 2022 is comprehensive Sri Lankan legislation passed by the Parliament of Sri Lanka to regulate the processing of personal data, protect the privacy of individuals, establish rights for data subjects, and impose obligations on data controllers and processors. The Act was enacted March 9, 2022 and signed March 19, 2022, and is administered by the Data Protection Authority of Sri Lanka. It has entered into force only in parts: Part V took effect July 17, 2023, and Parts VI, VIII, IX and X took effect December 1, 2023, with the remaining parts of the Act still pending commencement.
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EraSourced to the subject's own accountEnacted 2022 as Act No. 9 of 2022. 1 Promulgated BySourced to the subject's own accountParliament of Sri Lanka. 1 Jurisdiction ScopeSourced to the subject's own accountDemocratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1 Regulatory DomainSourced to the subject's own accountProcessing of personal data; data subject rights and controller/processor obligations. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Sri Lanka data protection statute, within its own mixed legal system.
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1. Personal Data Protection Act (Sri Lanka) (Wikipedia)
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The Personal Data Protection Act, No. 9 of 2022 is a comprehensive data protection law enacted to regulate the processing of personal data in Sri Lanka. The Act aims to protect the privacy of individuals, establish rights for data subjects, and impose obligations on data controllers and processors.
1. Personal Data Protection Act (Sri Lanka) (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead paragraph (promulgated-by)Quote, Lead paragraph (promulgated-by)
The Personal Data Protection Act, No. 9 of 2022 is a comprehensive data protection law enacted to regulate the processing of personal data in Sri Lanka. The Act aims to protect the privacy of individuals, establish rights for data subjects, and impose obligations on data controllers and processors.
1. Personal Data Protection Act (Sri Lanka) (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead paragraph (jurisdiction-scope)Quote, Lead paragraph (jurisdiction-scope)
The Personal Data Protection Act, No. 9 of 2022 is a comprehensive data protection law enacted to regulate the processing of personal data in Sri Lanka. The Act aims to protect the privacy of individuals, establish rights for data subjects, and impose obligations on data controllers and processors.
1. Personal Data Protection Act (Sri Lanka) (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead paragraph (regulatory-domain)Quote, Lead paragraph (regulatory-domain)
The Personal Data Protection Act, No. 9 of 2022 is a comprehensive data protection law enacted to regulate the processing of personal data in Sri Lanka. The Act aims to protect the privacy of individuals, establish rights for data subjects, and impose obligations on data controllers and processors.
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Rene David and John E.C. Brierley, Stevens and Sons, 1985In Legal System: Law of Sri Lanka
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