Malaysia legislation

Section 12

of DATA SHARING ACT 2025

Section 12

(2)

The request referred to in subsection (1) shall specify—

(a)

the data requested;

(b)

the purpose for which the data is requested;

(c)

the public service agencies intended to be the data recipient and the data provider; and

(d)

the manner of handling the data requested.

(3)

For the purposes of subsection (1), a public sector agency is taken to have control of data if the data is within the possession or custody of the public sector agency.

Act 864

Purpose for which data may be shared