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No. 37067

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26 November 2013

Act No. 4 of 2013

Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013

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ARLIAMENT of the Republic of South Africa therefore enacts, as follows:—
CONTENTS OF ACT
CHAPTER 1
DEFINITIONS AND PURPOSE

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Definitions
Purpose of Act
CHAPTER 2
APPLICATION PROVISIONS

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Application and interpretation of Act
Lawful processing of personal information
Rights of data subjects
Exclusions
Exclusion for journalistic, literary or artistic purposes
CHAPTER 3

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CONDITIONS FOR LAWFUL PROCESSING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
Part A
Processing of personal information in general
Condition 1
Accountability
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Responsible party to ensure conditions for lawful processing
Condition 2
Processing limitation

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Lawfulness of processing
Minimality
Consent, justification and objection
Collection directly from data subject

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Condition 3
Purpose specification
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Collection for specific purpose
Retention and restriction of records

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Condition 4
Further processing limitation
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Further processing to be compatible with purpose of collection
Condition 5
Information quality

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Quality of information

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