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Saudi Arabia: Postponed implementation of Personal Data Protection Law based on 2023 amendments

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Postponed implementation of Personal Data Protection Law based on 2023 amendments

On 21 March 2023, the Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia adopted the amendments to the Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL), postponing the implementation of the Law to 14 September 2024. The amended version of the PDPL will enter into force with a…

Scope

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

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2021-09-14
adopted

The Personal Data Protection Law is adopted by the Council of Minister of Saudi Arabia. It introduc…

2021-09-16
in grace period

The Personal Data Protection Law enters into force following the approval by the Saudi King. It int…

2022-03-22
adopted

On 22 March 2022, the Saudi Arabian Data & AI Authority stated on Twitter that the implementation P…

2023-03-21
adopted

On 21 March 2023, the Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia adopted the amendments to the Personal D…