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Loi · n° 37

Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023

Niger · 37 · Adoption : 12 juin 2023

Pays
Niger
Type
Loi
Numéro
37
Référence
37
Date d'adoption
12 juin 2023
Date de publication
1 juillet 2023
Organisation
National Assembly of Nigeria
RésuméLa loi établit un cadre juridique pour la protection des données personnelles au Nigeria. Elle crée la Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) chargée de réguler le traitement des données. La loi définit les principes de traitement, les droits des personnes concernées, les obligations des responsables et sous-traitants, et prévoit des sanctions en cas de violation. Elle s'applique aux traitements effectués au Nigeria ou concernant des personnes au Nigeria, avec certaines exemptions pour la…

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# Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette

| No. 119 | Lagos - 1st July, 2023 | Vol. 110 | | --- | --- | --- |

Government Notice No. 82

The following is published as supplement to this Gazette :

| Act No. | Short Title | Page | | --- | --- | --- | | 37 | Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023 | A719-758 |

Printed and Published by The Federal Government Printer, Lagos, Nigeria FGP 97/62023/1,200

Annual Subscription from 1st January, 2023 is Local : N50,000.00 Overseas : N65,000.00 [Surface Mail] N80,000.00 [Second Class Air Mail]. Present issue N3,500 per copy. Subscribers who wish to obtain Gazette after 1st January should apply to the Federal Government Printer, Lagos for amended Subscriptions.

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# NIGERIA DATA PROTECTION ACT, 2023

!img-1.jpeg ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section :

PART I—OBJECTIVES AND APPLICATION

  1. Objectives
  2. Application
  3. Exemption of application

PART II — ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NIGERIA DATA PROTECTION COMMISSION, AND ITS GOVERNING COUNCIL

  1. Establishment of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission
  2. Functions of the Commission
  3. Powers of the Commission
  4. Independence of the Commission
  5. Establishment of the Governing Council of the Commission
  6. Appointment of members of the Council
  7. Tenure of members of the Council
  8. Cessation of membership
  9. Functions and powers of the Council
  10. Conflict of interest

PART III — APPOINTMENT OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSIONER, AND OTHER STAFF OF THE COMMISSION

  1. Appointment of the National Commissioner for the Commission
  2. Secretary to the Council
  3. Staff of the Commission
  4. Staff regulations and discipline
  5. Pension

PART IV — FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

  1. Funds of the Commission
  2. Expenditure of the Fund
  3. Power to borrow and accept gifts
  4. Account and audit
  5. Annual reports and estimates

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Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023

PART V — PRINCIPLES AND LAWFUL BASIS GOVERNING PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

  1. Principles of personal data processing
  2. Lawful basis of personal data processing
  3. Consent
  4. Provision of information to the data subject
  5. Data privacy impact assessment
  6. Obligations of the data controller and data processor
  7. Sensitive personal data
  8. Children or persons lacking the legal capacity to consent
  9. Data Protection Officers
  10. Data protection compliance services

PART VI — RIGHTS OF A DATA SUBJECT

  1. Rights of a data subject
  2. Withdrawal of consent
  3. Right to object
  4. Automated decision making
  5. Data portability

PART VII — DATA SECURITY

  1. Security, integrity, and confidentiality
  2. Personal data breaches

PART VIII — CROSS-BORDER TRANSFERS OF PERSONAL DATA

  1. Basis for cross-border transfer of personal data
  2. Adequacy of protection
  3. Other bases for transfer of personal data outside Nigeria

PART IX — REGISTRATION AND FEES

  1. Registration of data controllers and data processors of major importance
  2. Fees and levies

PART X — ENFORCEMENT

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