Data Protection Act (Cap. 586)

Data Protection Act (Cap. 586), article 33

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33. The Minister may, after consultation with the Commissioner, prescribe regulatio ns for the better carrying out of the provisions of this Act and the Regulation, and without prejudic e to the generality of the foregoing and the provisions of the Regul ation, may in particular prescribe regulations concerning: (a) any fees that may be levied by the Commissioner; (b) the criminal penalties that may be imposed under this Act; (c) for establishing rules, procedures, formalities and time limits in respect of any matter provided for under thi s Act; DATA PROTECTION [CAP. 586. 19 (d) the extension of the application of this Act to any particular activity or sector and to provide for the manner in which data protection is to be implemented in specific sectors or in respect of specific activities; (e) for anything that may b e prescribed under any of the provisions of this A ct or the Regulation; (f) the cases, other than thos e referred to in Article 37(1) of the Regulation, where t he controller or processor or associations and other bodies representing categories of controllers or processors sha ll designate a data protection officer; (g) the establishment of a lower age than sixteen years where the processing of the personal data of a child shal l be deemed to be lawful in the ab sence of consent by the holder of parental responsibility over the child, provided that such lower age is not below thirteen years pursuant the provisions of Article 8(1) of the Regulation; (h) to amend the Schedules to this Act; and (i) on any other matter re lating to data protection. Repeal and Savings. Cap. 440.

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