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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.