The Protection of Personal Information Act is a South African law, signed in 2013 and brought into full effect in 2021, that regulates how public and private bodies in South Africa collect, process, store, and share personal information. It establishes conditions for the lawful processing of personal information, including accountability, purpose specification, and security safeguards, and it created the Information Regulator to oversee compliance and investigate complaints. POPIA is broadly comparable to the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation in its aims and structure.
Facts
EraSourced to the subject's own accountPresident assented 19 November 2013; came into force 1 July 2020; fully commenced 1 July 2021 after a one-year grace period. 1 Promulgated BySourced to the subject's own accountParliament of South Africa; assented to by the President of South Africa. 1 Jurisdiction ScopeSourced to the subject's own accountRepublic of South Africa. 1 Regulatory DomainSourced to the subject's own accountData protection and privacy, implementing the constitutional right to privacy under section 14 of the Constitution of South Africa. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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South Africa data protection statute, within South Africa own mixed Roman-Dutch and common law legal system.
Sources
1. Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead paragraph (era)Quote, Lead paragraph (era)
The Protection of Personal Information Act is a piece of legislation which governs the law of data protection and privacy in South Africa. The act was passed to regulate the right to privacy, as enshrined by section 14 of the Constitution of South Africa, and would work in conjunction with the Promotion of Access to Information Act. The President of South Africa assented to the Act on 19 November 2013. As part of the regulation a new government agency was created, the Information Regulator, an independent body which is empowered to monitor and enforce compliance of the PoPI Act within the public and private sector. The act came into force 1 July 2020, which commenced a one-year grace period during which all South African entities were expected to become compliant. The grace period ended 30 June 2021, with the commencement of the act on the 1 July 2021.
1. Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead paragraph (promulgated-by)Quote, Lead paragraph (promulgated-by)
The Protection of Personal Information Act is a piece of legislation which governs the law of data protection and privacy in South Africa. The act was passed to regulate the right to privacy, as enshrined by section 14 of the Constitution of South Africa, and would work in conjunction with the Promotion of Access to Information Act. The President of South Africa assented to the Act on 19 November 2013. As part of the regulation a new government agency was created, the Information Regulator, an independent body which is empowered to monitor and enforce compliance of the PoPI Act within the public and private sector. The act came into force 1 July 2020, which commenced a one-year grace period during which all South African entities were expected to become compliant. The grace period ended 30 June 2021, with the commencement of the act on the 1 July 2021.
1. Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead paragraph (jurisdiction-scope)Quote, Lead paragraph (jurisdiction-scope)
The Protection of Personal Information Act is a piece of legislation which governs the law of data protection and privacy in South Africa. The act was passed to regulate the right to privacy, as enshrined by section 14 of the Constitution of South Africa, and would work in conjunction with the Promotion of Access to Information Act. The President of South Africa assented to the Act on 19 November 2013. As part of the regulation a new government agency was created, the Information Regulator, an independent body which is empowered to monitor and enforce compliance of the PoPI Act within the public and private sector. The act came into force 1 July 2020, which commenced a one-year grace period during which all South African entities were expected to become compliant. The grace period ended 30 June 2021, with the commencement of the act on the 1 July 2021.
1. Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead paragraph (regulatory-domain)Quote, Lead paragraph (regulatory-domain)
The Protection of Personal Information Act is a piece of legislation which governs the law of data protection and privacy in South Africa. The act was passed to regulate the right to privacy, as enshrined by section 14 of the Constitution of South Africa, and would work in conjunction with the Promotion of Access to Information Act. The President of South Africa assented to the Act on 19 November 2013. As part of the regulation a new government agency was created, the Information Regulator, an independent body which is empowered to monitor and enforce compliance of the PoPI Act within the public and private sector. The act came into force 1 July 2020, which commenced a one-year grace period during which all South African entities were expected to become compliant. The grace period ended 30 June 2021, with the commencement of the act on the 1 July 2021.
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Rene David and John E.C. Brierley, Stevens and Sons, 1985In Legal System: South African Law
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