(Unofficial Translation)
No. 136 Chapter 69 Gor
Government Gazette
27 May 2019
Section 76
In order to act in accordance with this Act, the Competent
Officer shall have the following duties and power:
(1) request the Data Controller, the Data Processor, or any person in writing,
to provide information or submit any documents or evidence in connection with the actions or
offenses under this Act;
(2) investigate and collect facts, and report to the expert committee in the
event that the Data Controller, the Data Processor, or any person, has committed an offense
or caused damage due to their violation of or non-compliance with this Act or notifications
issued in accordance with this Act.
In carrying out the duty in (2), if there is a necessity to protect the benefits
of the data subject or for public's interest, the Competent Officer shall file a compliant to the
competent court to issue an order granting permission to the Competent Officer to enter the
premises of the Data Controller, or any person involved in the offense under this Act, during
the interval between sunrise and sunset or during the business hours of such premises, to
investigate and collect facts, seize, or attach documents, evidence, or any other items related to
the offense, or which has a cause to believe that they are used to commit such offense.
In order to appoint the Competent Officer, the Minister shall consider appointing
such person from the civil officials or other government officials whose position is not lower than
a civil official at the operational level or equivalent, and having the qualifications in accordance
with the notification issued by the Committee.
During the performance of his or her duties under this Section, the Competent
Officer shall present his or her identification card to the relevant persons and be provided with
reasonable facilitation by the relevant persons.
The identification card of the Competent Officer shall be in accordance with the
form required by the notification of the Committee.
Chapter VI
Civil Liability
--------------------------Section 77
The Data Controller or the Data Processor, whose operation
in relation to Personal Data violates or fails to comply with the provisions of this Act which
causes damages to the data subject, shall compensate the data subject for such damages,
regardless of whether such operation is performed intentionally or negligently, except where
the Data Controller or the Data Processor can prove that such operation was a result of:
(1) a force majeure, or the data subject’s own act or omission to act;
(2) an action taken in compliance with an order of a government official
exercising its duties and power under the law;
The compensation under paragraph one includes all necessary expenses
incurred by the data subject for the prevention of the damages likely to occur, or which was
spent to suppress the damages occurred.
Section 78
The court shall have the power to order the Data Controller or
the Data Processor to pay punitive damages in addition to the actual compensation rendered
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