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Singapore: Implemented increase in penalty in Amendment to Personal Data Protection Act

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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 Singapore.

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Scope

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

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2020-10-05
under deliberation

On 5 October 2020, the Personal Data Protection Act Amendment was introduced to the Singapore Parli…

2020-11-02
under deliberation

On 2 November 2020, the Personal Data Protection Act Amendment was passed by the Singapore Parliame…

2020-11-25
adopted

On 25 November 2020, the Personal Data Protection Act Amendment was signed by the President of Sing…

2021-02-01
in force

On 1 February 2021, the provisions of the Personal Data Protection Act Amendment concerning data br…

2021-10-01
in force

Following the adoption of the Personal Data Protection Act amendment, the Personal Data Protection …

2022-10-01
in force

On 1 October 2022, the increase of the maximum financial penalty imposable for data breaches is ful…