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Personal Data Protection Act, No. 9 of 2022
such controller shall, prior to such processing, carry out a
personal data protection impact assessment in a form and
manner as may be prescribed, to ascertain the impact of the
intended processing on the obligations imposed on the
controller under Part I of this Act and the rights of data
subjects under Part II of this Act.
(2) The personal data protection impact assessment shall
contain such information and particulars including any
measures and safeguards taken by the controller to mitigate
any risk of harm caused to the data subject by the processing
referred to in subsection (1).
(3) The controller shall seek the assistance of the Data
Protection Officer, where designated, when carrying out a
personal data protection impact assessment under
subsection (1).
(4) The controller shall conduct a fresh personal data
protection impact assessment in accordance with this section
whenever there is any change in the methodology,
technology or process adopted in the processing for which a
personal data protection impact assessment has already been
carried out.
(5) The controller shall submit to the Authority, the
personal data protection impact assessment required under
this section and, on written request made by the Authority,
provide any other information, for the purpose of making an
assessment on the compliance of the processing and in respect
of any risks of harm associated with the protection of personal
data of the data subject and of the related safeguards
recommended by the Authority.
Measures to
mitigate risks of
harm and the
requirement for
prior
consultation
25. (1) Where a personal data protection impact
assessment carried out under section 24 indicates that the
processing is likely to result in a risk of harm to the rights of
the data subjects guaranteed under this Act or any written
law, a controller shall take such measures to mitigate such
risk of harm, prior to any processing of personal data.
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