Legal Register
ACT-26 Tranche 1 (13 Nov 2025) — In Force
Status: in force
Section 26: Board administration/case allocation
Administrative machinery does not accelerate core enforcement.
Statutory Trigger
Board administration/case allocation
Applies to: Chairperson
Substantive Conditions
Superintendence; authorise scrutiny and allocate functions/proceedings.
Statutory Exceptions
Underlying function still needs applicable statutory power/commencement.
Official Gazette Text (Verbatim Publication)
Ministry of Law and Justice publication, Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
Powers of 26. The Chairperson shall exercise the following powers, namely:—
Chairperson.
(a) general superintendence and giving direction in respect of all administrative
matters of the Board;
(b) authorise any officer of the Board to scrutinise any intimation, complaint,
reference or correspondence addressed to the Board; and
(c) authorise performance of any of the functions of the Board and conduct any
of its proceedings, by an individual Member or groups of Members and to allocate
proceedings among them.
Mapped Operational Controls (1)
Enterprise obligations in the Control Master Matrix grounded in this statutory provision.