Malaysia legislation

Section 2

of NATIONAL REGISTRATION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2025

Section 2

The National Registration Act 1959 [Act 78], which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Act, is amended in section 2 by inserting before the definition of “Director General” the following definition:

‘ “biometric data” means any personal data resulting from technical processing relating to the physical, physiological or behavioural characteristics of a person;’.

NATIONAL REGISTRATION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2025

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