Section 61, NDPA

Regulations

(1) The Commission may make regulations for carrying out its objectives under this Act.

(2) Without prejudice to subsection (1), the regulations may provide for —

(a) the financial management of the affairs of the Commission;

(b) the protection of personal data and data subjects;

(c) the manner in which the Commission may exercise any power, discharge any duty or perform any function under this Act;

(d) any matter that under this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed;

(e) the forms of applications and related documents required for the purposes of this Act;

(f) the procedures to be followed under this Act in the submission of complaints to the Commission;

(g) frequency of filing and content of compliance returns by data controllers and data processors of major importance to the Commission;

(h) fees, fines, and charges prescribed under this Act and such related matters; and

(i) any matter that the Commission considers necessary or expedient to give effect to the objectives of this Act.

(3) The regulations made under this Act may —

(a) create offences in respect of any contravention of the regulations; and

(b) impose penalty not more than that prescribed in this Act.

(4) The Commission may, prior to making any regulation under this Act, publish on its website, a draft regulation and a notice inviting comments to be submitted on the proposed regulation within a stipulated time.

This is Section 61 of the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023. To explore the rest of the legislation, please use the links below:

Section 61, NDPA

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