Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (Act No. 4 of 2013)

Regulations

Regulations relating to the Processing of Data Subjects' Health Information by Certain Responsible Parties, 2026

Chapter 2 : Purpose of the Regulations

2. Purpose of the Regulations
Purchase cart Previous page Return to chapter overview Next page

 

2.1 The primary purpose of these Regulations is to:
2.1.1 Assist responsible parties to interpret section 32(6) of the Act correctly;
2.1.2 provide better transparency to data subjects on the manner in which their health information may be used; and
2.1.3 provide a framework to the Information Regulator regarding the enforcement mechanism for the processing of health information of data subjects as provided for in section 32(6) of the Act.