[22nd December 2023]
REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES
Data Protection Act
SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL GAZETTE
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ACT
(b)
fulfil any other tasks related to the protection of personal
data under this Act; and
(c)
commence or engage in legal proceedings in order to
enforce the provisions of this Act.
(2) The Chief Executive Officer shall produce an annual general
report on the Commission’s activities regarding data protection, and shall
present the report to the National Assembly and publish it in the Gazette.
(3) The Chief Executive Officer may produce other reports relating
to the Commission’s functions and present them to the National Assembly.
Right of appeal
13.
Any person aggrieved by a decision, order or notice of the
Commission under this Act may, within 21 working days from the date when
the decision, order or notice is served to that person, appeal to the Supreme
Court.
Cooperation
14.
The Commission has the right to obtain, on request, assistance
from public bodies, natural or legal persons for performing its tasks,
including the right to obtain data, reports, and any other documentation
needed to perform its duties under this Act.
PART III - DATA PROTECTION
Processing personal data
15.(1) Every data controller and data processor shall adhere to the
principles under this Act for processing data quality, purpose limitation, use
and further disclosure limitation, transparency, data subject's participation,
proportionality and accountability.
(2)
Personal data shall be processed if —
(a)
the data subject has provided consent for the processing of
such data;