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South Africa: Cybercrimes Act adopted by the Parliament

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Cybercrimes Act adopted by the Parliament

The Cybercrimes Act is adopted by the South African Parliament. The Act establishes new offences regarding cybercrime, in particular to criminalise the disclosure of certain types of data messages. Further, the Act regulates the powers to investigat…

Scope

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

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2017-02-20
under deliberation

The Cybercrimes Act is introduced in the South African Parliament. The Act establishes new offences…

2020-12-02
adopted

The Cybercrimes Act is adopted by the South African Parliament. The Act establishes new offences re…

2021-05-26
in grace period

The Cybercrimes Act is signed by the President of South Africa, after the approval by the Parliamen…

2021-12-01
in force

On 1 December 2021, certain sections of the Cybercrimes Act entered into force. In particular, all …