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Act No. 13 of 2011
Trinidad and Tobago Data Protection Act, 2011
Prepared by Shubhank Suman · Last reviewed
PARTLY IN FORCE (commencement by Presidential Proclamation)
- Legal character
- Statute
- Region
- Latin America
What it covers
An Act to provide for the protection of personal privacy and information. It sets general privacy principles, establishes an Information Commissioner, regulates the collection, use and disclosure of personal information by public bodies and by private organisations, covers sensitive personal information and transfers outside Trinidad and Tobago, and amends the Freedom of Information Act.
Why it matters
It is Trinidad and Tobago's data-protection statute, but much of it depends on proclamation, so its operative reach must be checked.
Refer to it when
Use it when handling personal information in Trinidad and Tobago, after confirming which Parts have been proclaimed.
AI, privacy and cybersecurity relevance
- AI: Low
- Privacy: High
- Cyber: Low
AI
LOW RELEVANCE
No AI-specific provisions.
Privacy
HIGH RELEVANCE
Core data-protection statute.
Cybersecurity
LOW RELEVANCE
Safeguarding principle only.
Applicability
Public bodies and private organisations in Trinidad and Tobago, to the extent the relevant Parts are proclaimed.
Current validity
PARTLY IN FORCE. Commencement is by Proclamation; the supplied 2011 text does not show which Parts have been proclaimed. Confirm before relying on specific obligations. Read the official PDF on this page for the operative text.
Read first
Section 1 (commencement) → Section 2 (definitions) → Section 6 (privacy principles) → Information Commissioner → public bodies → private organisations.
Provisions / sections covered
Section 1 – Short title and commencement
The Act comes into operation on a day fixed by the President by Proclamation.
Section 6 – General privacy principles
Accountability, purpose, consent, limits on collection, use, disclosure and retention, accuracy, safeguards, openness, access and challenging compliance.
Information Commissioner
Establishes the Commissioner and its powers.
Public bodies and private organisations
Separate Parts govern personal information held by public bodies and by private organisations.
Subject-matter tags
- Consent
- Sensitive data
- Retention
- Accountability
Subject-matter tags describe what the indexed text discusses. They are not legal conclusions.
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