28 Laws of Malaysia ACT 709 (2) The Commissioner shall, before issuing a code of practice under subsection (1), consider matters including— (a) the purpose for the processing of personal data by the data user or class of data users; (b) the views of the data users or groups representing data users, to which the code of practice is applicable; (c) the views of the data subjects or groups representing data subjects; (d) the views of the relevant regulatory authority, if any, to which the data user is subject to; and (e) that the code of practice, upon having regard to all of the matters in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) and any other matters, offers an adequate level of protection for the personal data of the data subjects concerned. (3) The Commissioner may issue different codes of practice for different classes of data users. (4) The code of practice issued by the Commissioner under subsection (1) shall be registered in the Register of Codes of Practice. (5) The code of practice under subsection (1) shall take effect on the date of registration of the code of practice by the Commissioner. (6) The Commissioner shall make available to the public any code of practice issued by him under subsection (1). Applicable code of practice 25. (1) The Commissioner shall ensure that there is only one code of practice registered for a class of data users at a given time. (2) All data users belonging to a class of data users shall comply with the relevant registered code of practice that is applicable to that class of data users at a given time.

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