Effective date of the Personal Data Protection Act postponed

The Personal Data Protection Act, 2562 B.E. (2019) (“PDPA”) was first published in the Royal Gazette on 27 May 2019. The original intention was for it to come into effect one year after the publication date.

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10 June 2021

In May 2020, the Cabinet approved the issue of a Royal Decree deferring the effective date of the PDPA to 31 May 2021 in order to give data controllers in both the public and private sectors more time to prepare internal processes and to reduce compliance costs during the COVID-19 outbreak.

As most data controllers are still facing difficulties due to COVID-19, the Cabinet once again postponed the effective date of the PDPA to 31 May 2022. This was published in the Royal Gazette on 8 May 2021, effective 9 May 2021.

As a result, data controllers still have a year to prepare for complying with the PDPA.

For more information, visit the Royal Gazette website