On 5 October 2020, the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill
(Bill) was introduced and read for the first time in
Parliament.
The Bill proposes significant changes to Singapore's
Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (PDPA). We have summarised these
below, as we did in our earlier alert. The amendments seek to keep
Singapore's data protection laws up to date with evolving
technology developments, as well as global regulatory trends, and
to enhance its relevancy and attractiveness as a digital business
hub for the region.
The Bill will come into force after two further readings in
Parliament and the president's assent. The date the Bill comes
into force will be notified and published in the Government
Gazette, and is currently expected to be before the end of
2020.
