(4)

The Commissioner shall be assisted by such public officers as may be necessary.
(5)

Every public officer referred to in subsection (4) shall be under the
administrative control of the Commissioner.

5.

Functions of Commissioner
The Commissioner shall (a)

ensure compliance with this Act, and any regulations made under

the Act;
(b)

issue or approve codes of practice or guidelines for the purposes

of this Act;
(c)

create and maintain a register of all data controllers and data

processors
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(d)

exercise control on all data processing activities, either of its own

motion or at the request of a data subject, and verify whether the
processing of data is in accordance of this Act or regulations made under
the Act;
(e)

promote

self-regulation

among

data

controllers

and

data

processors;
(f)

investigate any complaint or information which give rise to a

suspicion that an offence, under this Act may have been, is being or is
about to be committed;
(g)

take such measures as may be necessary so as to bring to the

knowledge of the general public the provisions of this Act;
(h)

undertake research into, and monitor developments in, data processing,
including data-matching, data linkage and information and communication

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