ARTICLE · 29 JULY 2022

Data Protection Registration Law Comes Into Force On 14 July 2022

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From 14 July 2022, the provisions of the Data Protection (Registration of Data Controllers and Data Processors) Regulations, 2021 (the Regulations) will come into force and the process...

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Anne Kiunuhe

Wangui Kaniaru

From 14 July 2022, the provisions of the Data Protection (Registration of Data Controllers and Data Processors) Regulations, 2021 (the Regulations) will come into force and the process of registration with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (the ODPC) will also begin for data controllers and data processors.

All civil registration entities (such as the Office of the Registrar of Persons which issues national identity cards) specified in the Data Protection (Civil Registration) Regulations, 2020 are exempt from the Regulations. Aside from this exemption, the Registration Regulations also exclude the following data controllers and data processors from mandatory registration:

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Data Protection Registration Law Comes Into Force On 14 July 2022

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