Section 61 Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023
Section 61 of the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 is about Regulations. It is under Part XII (Miscellaneous Provisions) of the Act.
(1) The Commission may make regulations for carrying out its objectives under this Act.
(2) Without prejudice to subsection (1), the regulations may provide for —
(a) the financial management of the affairs of the Commission ;
(b) the protection of personal data and data subjects ;
(c) the manner in which the Commission may exercise any power, discharge any duty or perform any function under this Act ;
(d) any matter that under this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed ;
(e) the forms of applications and related documents required for the purposes of this Act ;
(f ) the procedures to be followed under this Act in the submission of complaints to the Commission ;
(g) frequency of filing and content of compliance returns by data controllers and data processors of major importance to the Commission ;
(h) fees, fines, and charges prescribed under this Act and such related matters ; and
(i) any matter that the Commission considers necessary or expedient to give effect to the objectives of this Act.
(3) The regulations made under this Act may —
(a) create offences in respect of any contravention of the regulations ; and
(b) impose penalty not more than that prescribed in this Act.
(4) The Commission may, prior to making any regulation under this Act, publish on its website, a draft regulation and a notice inviting comments to be submitted on the proposed regulation within a stipulated time.
