Personal Data Protection
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Interpretation
4. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“credit reporting agency” has the meaning assigned to it in the
Credit Reporting Agencies Act 2010 [Act 710];
“this Act” includes regulations, orders, notifications and other
subsidiary legislation made under this Act;
“register” means the Register of Data Users, Register of Data
User Forums or Register of Codes of Practice;
“personal data” means any information in respect of commercial
transactions, which—
(a) is being processed wholly or partly by means of equipment
operating automatically in response to instructions given
for that purpose;
(b) is recorded with the intention that it should wholly or
partly be processed by means of such equipment; or
(c) is recorded as part of a relevant filing system or with
the intention that it should form part of a relevant filing
system,
that relates directly or indirectly to a data subject, who is
identified or identifiable from that information or from that and
other information in the possession of a data user, including any
sensitive personal data and expression of opinion about the data
subject; but does not include any information that is processed for
the purpose of a credit reporting business carried on by a credit
reporting agency under the Credit Reporting Agencies Act 2010;
“sensitive personal data” means any personal data consisting of
information as to the physical or mental health or condition of a
data subject, his political opinions, his religious beliefs or other
beliefs of a similar nature, the commission or alleged commission
by him of any offence or any other personal data as the Minister
may determine by order published in the Gazette;
“prescribed” means prescribed by the Minister under this Act
and where no mode is mentioned, means prescribed by order
published in the Gazette;