2 5 8 I N o . 21 o f 2 0 0 9 Electronic and Communications Transactions PART VIII PROTECTION OF CRITICAL DATA BASES Scope of critical 4 3 . The provisions of this Part apply to a critical database administrator and critical databases or parts thereof. database protection Identification 44. The Minister may, by statutory instrument— of critical data and critical databases (a) d e c l a r e c e r t a i n c l a s s e s o f i n f o r m a t i o n w h i c h is of importance to the protection of the national security of the Republic, or the economic and social well-being of its citizens, to be critical data for the purposes of this Part; and (b) establish procedures to be followed in the identification of critical databases for the purposes of this Part. Registration of critical databases 45. ( I ) The Minister may, by statutory instrument, determine— (a) the requirements for the registration of critical databases with the Authority or such other body as the Minister may specify; (b) the procedure to be followed for the registration of critical databases; and (c) any other matter relating to the registration of critical databases. (2) The following information shall be recorded in a register maintained for purposes of this Part: (a) the full name, address and contact details of the critical database administrator; (b) the location of the critical database, including the locations of component parts thereof, where a critical database is not stored at a single location; and (c) a g e n e r a l d e s c r i p t i o n of the c a t e g o r i e s or t y p e s o f information stored in the critical database, excluding the contents of such critical database. (3) The information referred to in subsection (2) shall not be recorded in a critical database if that information is likely to prejudice— (a) the security of the critical database; or (b) the physical safety of a person in control of the critical database.