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Ghana: Data protection authority governance in Data Protection Act 2012 (Act 843)

Progress

Current status
in force
16 Oct 2012 in force

Scope

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

Timeline of events

16 Oct 2012
in force

Data Protection Act 2012 (Act 843) including Data protection authority governance entered into force

On 16 October 2012, the Data Protection Act 2012 (Act 843) entered into force. The Act establishes the Data Protection Commission (DPC), tasked with protecting individual privacy and regulating the processing of personal data. The DPC is governed by…

Source
Event type law
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body central government

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