Singapore: Implemented increase in penalty in Amendment to Personal Data Protection Act
Description
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.
Original sourceScope
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
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2020-10-05
under deliberation
2020-11-02
under deliberation
2020-11-25
adopted
2021-02-01
in force
2021-10-01
in force