Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance Part 9 9-6 Section 65 Cap. 486 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the making of any complaint or laying of any information in respect of an offence under this Ordinance which was committed before the commencement date* of section 37 of the Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Ordinance 2012 (18 of 2012). (Added 18 of 2012 s. 37) Editorial Note: * Commencement date: 1 October 2012. 65. Liability of employers and principals (1) Any act done or practice engaged in by a person in the course of his employment shall be treated for the purposes of this Ordinance as done or engaged in by his employer as well as by him, whether or not it was done or engaged in with the employer’s knowledge or approval. (2) Any act done or practice engaged in by a person as agent for another person with the authority (whether express or implied, and whether precedent or subsequent) of that other person shall be treated for the purposes of this Ordinance as done or engaged in by that other person as well as by him. (3) In proceedings brought under this Ordinance against any person in respect of an act or practice alleged to have been done or engaged in, as the case may be, by an employee of his it shall be a defence for that person to prove that he took such steps as were practicable to prevent the employee from doing that act or engaging in that practice, or from doing or engaging in, in the course of his employment, acts or practices, as the case may be, of that description. (4) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that this section shall not apply for the purposes of any criminal proceedings. Verified Copy Last updated date 25.4.2013