Tay & Partners | Countdown to Compliance Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2024 in Force Starting 1 January 2025

The Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2024 (“Amendment Act”), which represents the first legislative update to the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (“PDPA”) since it became effective on 15 November 2013, will be implemented in three phases during the first half of 2025, beginning on 1 January 2025, followed by 1 April 2025 and 1 June 2025. The Amendment Act received Royal Assent on 9 October 2024 and was published in the Federal Gazette on 17 October 2024, following its passage by the House of Representatives and the Senate of Malaysian Parliament on 16 and 31 July 2024, respectively.