Reference
The Data Protection Act, 2020
The sections and schedules of Jamaica’s Data Protection Act, 2020. This reference is provided to help you understand your obligations; for authoritative wording, consult the official publication.
Part I: Preliminary
Part II: Rights of Data Subjects and Others
- s.5Interpretation for Part II
- s.6Right of access to personal data
- s.7Manner and extent to which information shall be supplied under section 6
- s.8Grounds limiting compliance with request for access
- s.9Consent to processing
- s.10Consent required for direct marketing
- s.11Right to prevent processing
- s.12Rights in relation to automated decision-taking
- s.13Rectification of inaccuracies, etc.
Part III: Requirements for Data Controllers
Part IV: Standards for Processing Personal Data
- s.21Duty of data controller to comply with standards
- s.22The first standard
- s.23Conditions for processing personal data in accordance with the first standard
- s.24Conditions for processing sensitive personal data in accordance with the first standard
- s.25The second standard
- s.26The third standard
- s.27The fourth standard
- s.28The fifth standard
- s.29The sixth standard
- s.30The seventh standard
- s.31The eighth standard
Part V: Exemptions to Data Protection Standards or to Disclosure to Data Subject Requirements
- s.32Interpretation for Part V
- s.33National Security
- s.34Law enforcement, taxation, statutory functions, etc.
- s.35Regulatory activity
- s.36Journalism, literature and art
- s.37Research, history and statistics
- s.38Information available to the public by or under any enactment
- s.39Disclosures required by law or made in connection with legal proceedings, etc.
- s.40Parliamentary privilege
- s.41Domestic purposes
- s.42Miscellaneous exemptions
- s.43Power to make further exemptions by order
Part VI: Enforcement
- s.44Enforcement notice
- s.45Data protection impact assessment
- s.46Request for assessment
- s.47Assessment notices
- s.48Limitations on assessment notices
- s.49Information notices
- s.50Determination by Commissioner as to the special purposes
- s.51Restriction on enforcement in case of processing for the special purposes
- s.52Failure to comply with notice
- s.53Rights of appeal
- s.54Determination of appeals
- s.55Powers of entry and inspection
Part VII: Miscellaneous and General
- s.56Reports and guidelines to be laid before Parliament
- s.57Data-sharing code
- s.58Effect of data-sharing code
- s.59Assistance by Commissioner in cases involving processing for the special purposes
- s.60International co-operation
- s.61Unlawfully obtaining, disclosing, etc., personal data
- s.62Power of Commissioner to impose fixed penalty
- s.63Prohibition of requirements as to production of certain records
- s.64Avoidance of certain contractual terms relating to health records
- s.65Disclosure of information
- s.66Confidentiality of information
- s.67Prosecutions and penalties
- s.68Liability of body corporate, directors, etc.
- s.69Liability for damage
- s.70Appeals
- s.71Service of notices
- s.72Application to Crown
- s.73Application to Parliament
- s.74Regulations
- s.75Amendment of monetary and fixed penalties
- s.76Transitional
- s.77Review of Act
Schedules
- First ScheduleConstitution and procedure of the office of Information Commissioner (Section 4)
- Second ScheduleMiscellaneous exemptions (Section 42)
- Third SchedulePowers of entry and inspection (warrants) (Section 55)
- Fourth ScheduleRecords (referenced by section 63 on production of certain records) (Section 63)
- Fifth ScheduleAppeal Tribunal (Section 70)