Personal Data Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 30 Sep 2022

No. S 768

Personal Data Protection Act 2012

Personal Data Protection
(Enforcement) (Amendment)
Regulations 2022

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 65 of the Personal Data Protection Act 2012, the Personal Data Protection Commission, with the approval of the Minister for Communications and Information, makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations are the Personal Data Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 and come into operation on 1 October 2022.

New Part 2A

2. After regulation 10 of the Personal Data Protection (Enforcement) Regulations 2021 (G.N. No. S 62/2021), insert —

“PART 2A

Financial Penalties

Maximum amount of financial penalties

10A.—(1) The maximum amount prescribed for the purposes of section 48J(3) of the Act is —

(a)	in the case of a contravention on or after 1 October 2022 by an organisation whose annual turnover in Singapore exceeds $10 million — 10% of the annual turnover in Singapore of the organisation; and
(b)	in any other case — $1 million.

(2) The maximum amount prescribed for the purposes of section 48J(4) of the Act is —

(a)	in the case of an individual — $200,000; and
(b)	in any other case — $1 million.

(3) The maximum amount prescribed for the purposes of section 48J(4A) of the Act is —

(a)	in the case of an individual — $200,000;
(b)	in the case of a contravention on or after 1 October 2022 by a person whose annual turnover in Singapore exceeds $20 million — 5% of the annual turnover of the person in Singapore; and
(c)	in any other case — $1 million.”.

Made on 27 September 2022.

CHAN YENG KIT

Chairperson,
Info-communications Media
Development Authority,
Singapore.

[AG/LEGIS/SL/227A/2020/5 Vol. 3]

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