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Malaysia: Introduced Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2024 including cross-border data transfer regulation

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Introduced Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2024 including cross-border data transfer regulation

On 10 July 2024, the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2024 was introduced into the House of Representatives in the Malaysian Parliament. The Amendment Act removes the white-list regime for cross-border data transfers. This requirement previo…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2024-07-04
under deliberation

On 4 July 2024, the Cabinet of Malaysia announced proposed amendments to the Personal Data Protecti…

2024-07-10
under deliberation

On 10 July 2024, the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2024 was introduced into the House of…

2024-07-16
under deliberation

On 16 July 2024, the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2024 was passed by the Malaysian Hous…

2024-07-31
adopted

On 31 July 2024, the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2024 was adopted by the Malaysian Sen…

2024-10-09
adopted

On 9 October 2024, the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill was signed into law. The Act remov…

2025-04-01
in force

On 1 April 2025, section 129 of the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2024 (Act A1727) enter…