Progress

Current status
in force
01 Oct 2022 in force
01 Oct 2021 in force
01 Feb 2021 in force
25 Nov 2020 adopted
02 Nov 2020 under deliberation
05 Oct 2020 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Singapore
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
legislature
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
central government
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

01 Oct 2022
in force

Implemented increase in penalty in Amendment to Personal Data Protection Act

On 1 October 2022, the increase of the maximum financial penalty imposable for data breaches is fully implemented. In particular, the maximum is increased to the higher amount between USD 1 million or 10% of the organisation’s annual turnover in Sin…

Source
Event type law
Action type implementation
Government branch legislature
Government body data protection authority
01 Oct 2021
in force

Implemented modifications to Personal Data Protection Act regulations

Following the adoption of the Personal Data Protection Act amendment, the Personal Data Protection Act Regulations 2021 are amended on 1 October 2021. The modifications introduce clarifications on mandatory data breach reporting, the mishandling of …

Source
Event type law
Action type implementation
Government branch legislature
Government body data protection authority
01 Feb 2021
in force

Implemented provisions of Amendment to Personal Data Protection Act (notification system, data portability, consent framework)

On 1 February 2021, the provisions of the Personal Data Protection Act Amendment concerning data breach notifications, data portability and the consent framework are implemented. In the case of a data breach, the amendment introduces a mandatory no…

Source
Event type law
Action type implementation
Government branch legislature
Government body data protection authority
25 Nov 2020
adopted

Signed Amendment to Personal Data Protection Act by the President

On 25 November 2020, the Personal Data Protection Act Amendment was signed by the President of Singapore. The Amendment stipulates, that in the case of a data breach, there needs to be a mandatory notification system to the Personal Data Protection …

Source
Event type law
Action type signing
Government branch executive
Government body central government
02 Nov 2020
under deliberation

Passed Amendment to Personal Data Protection Act

On 2 November 2020, the Personal Data Protection Act Amendment was passed by the Singapore Parliament. The Amendment stipulates, that in the case of a data breach, there would need to be a mandatory notification system to the Personal Data Protectio…

Source
Event type law
Action type passage
Government branch legislature
Government body data protection authority
05 Oct 2020
under deliberation

Introduced Amendment to Personal Data Protection Act

On 5 October 2020, the Personal Data Protection Act Amendment was introduced to the Singapore Parliament. The Amendment stipulates, that in the case of a data breach, there would need to be a mandatory notification system to the Personal Data Protec…

Source
Event type law
Action type introduction
Government branch legislature
Government body data protection authority

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