Hong Kong Ordinances

PERSONAL DATA (PRIVACY) ORDINANCE - SECT 70

Regulations - general

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

For the saving and transitional provisions relating to the amendments made by
the Resolution of the Legislative Council (L.N. 130 of 2007), see paragraph
(12) of that Resolution.

(1) The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs may make regulations
for all or any of the following matters- (Amended L.N. 130 of 2007)

   (a)  the particulars to be entered in the log book of a data user,
        including particulars referred to in section 27(2)(a), (b) and (c);

   (b)  prescribing anything that is required or permitted to be prescribed
        under this Ordinance.

(2) Any regulations made under this section may-

   (a)  empower the Commissioner to grant exemptions from the regulations,
        either generally or in a particular case;

   (b)  make different provisions for different circumstances and provide for
        a particular case or class of case;

   (c)  be made so as to apply only in such circumstances as are prescribed by
        the regulations.

(3) Any regulations made under this section may prescribe offences in respect
of contraventions of the regulations, and may provide for the imposition in
respect of any such offence of a fine not exceeding level 3 and of
imprisonment for a period not exceeding 2 years and, in the case of a
continuing offence, to a daily penalty not exceeding $1000. (Enacted 1995)