Personal Data Protection and Safeguarding Draft Act June 2019 2) Free Publication and Access to Information Act 3) Cyber Trade Act 4) Islamic Penal Code— the Tazirat section 5) Code of Criminal Procedure 6) Code for Punishment of individuals who commit Illegal Audiovisual Activity 7) Sixth Development Plan Act 8) Press Code 9) Aims and Duties of the Ministry of Islamic Culture and Guidance Act 10) Healthy Administration and Anti-Corruption Act 11) Registration of Patents, Industrial Designs and Trademarks Act 12) Trade Act 13) Supporting Customer Rights Act 14) Guild Organization Act And in implementing the fatwa by the Supreme Leader that declared violation of privacy to be Haram the “Personal Data Protection and Safeguarding Act” is hereby ratified. Chapter One: General Section One: Aim of the Law Article 1. The main aim of this law is protecting the reputation and dignity of the persons who are subject of data by the followings ways, the regulations of which are detailed below: a) Stipulating the rights of persons who are subject of data, especially in interaction with other legitimate rights b) Regulating private data procession c) Accountability of data processing d) Synergy of regulatory and supervisory matters of data processing ARTICLE 19 – Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Rd, London EC1R 3GA – www.article19.org – +44 20 7324 2500 Page 38 of 58