PART VIIl - MISCELLANEOUS
55.
Annual report
(1)
The Commissioner shall, not later than 3 months after the end of
every calendar year, lay an annual report of the activities of the office before
the National Assembly.
(2)
Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the report shall
include –
(a)
a statement about the operation of approved and issued codes of
practice;
(b)
any recommendations that the Commissioner thinks fit relating to
the compliance with this Act, and in particular the data protection
principles.
(3)
The period starting from the commencement of this Act to the end of the
year of such commencement shall be deemed to be the first calendar
year.
56.
Codes and guidelines
(1)
The Commissioner may, for the purposes of this Act or any
regulations made under this Act, issue or approve codes of practice, or
issue guidelines.
(2)
Before issuing or approving any code of practice, or issuing any
guidelines, the Commissioner may consult such person or authority as he
thinks fit.
(3)
Any code of practice –
(a)
may be varied or revoked;
(b)
shall, where the code is approved under subsection (1), come into
operation on a day specified by the Commissioner.
(4)
The Commissioner shall keep a register of approved codes and
guidelines which shall be available for public inspection.