Malaysia legislation

Section 101

of PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT 2010

Section 101

(a)

any personal data system used by data users for the purpose of ascertaining information to assist the

Commissioner in making recommendations to the relevant data user relating to the promotion of compliance with the provisions of this Act, in particular the

Personal Data Protection Principles, by the relevant data user; or

(b)

any personal data system used by data users belonging to a class of data users for the purpose of ascertaining information to assist the Commissioner in making recommendations to the class of data users to which the relevant data user belongs relating to the promotion of compliance with the provisions of this Act, in particular the Personal Data Protection Principles, by the class of data users to which the relevant data user belongs.

(2)

For the purposes of this section—

“data user” includes a data processor;

“personal data system” means any system, whether automated or otherwise, which is used, whether in whole or in part, by a data user for the processing of personal data, and includes the record maintained under section 44 and any document and equipment forming part of the system.

Personal Data Protection 71

Relevant data user, etc., to be informed of result of inspection