ADGM Regulations (repealed) · Abu Dhabi Global Market
Data Protection Regulations 2015
A reference record of Data Protection Regulations 2015, drawn from the instrument's own official text. It sets out how the law is organised — its Parts, its section count and its length — and links to the text itself. It does not interpret the law or offer advice on it.
Where this instrument arises in our work: Data Protection
At a glance
| Citation | Data Protection Regulations 2015 |
| Instrument type | ADGM Regulations (repealed) |
| Enacted | 2015 |
| Jurisdiction | Abu Dhabi Global Market |
| Parts | 7 |
| Numbered sections | 21 |
| Chapters | 0 |
How Data Protection Regulations 2015 is organised
The 7 Parts below are the instrument's own divisions, in the order the official text sets them out.
| Part | Heading |
|---|---|
| Part 1 | General Rules On The Processing Of Personal Data |
| Part 2 | Rights Of Data Subjects |
| Part 3 | Notifications To The Registrar |
| Part 4 | The Registrar |
| Part 5 | The Board |
| Part 6 | Remedies, Liability And Sanctions |
| Part 7 | General Exemptions |
What Data Protection Regulations 2015 covers, section by section
The 21 section headings below are the instrument's own, reproduced in its order. They are a map of the law, not a summary of it — for the wording of any article, read the official text.
- General requirements
- Requirements for legitimate Processing
- Processing of Sensitive Personal Data
- Transfers out of the Abu Dhabi Global Market: adequate level of protection
- Providing information where Personal Data have been obtained from the Data Subject
- Providing information where Personal Data have not been obtained from the Data Subject
- Confidentiality
- Security of Processing
- Right to access to and rectification, erasure or blocking of Personal Data
- Right to object to Processing
- Requirement to notify the Registrar
- Register of notifications
- General Powers of the Registrar
- Production of information
- Power to make rules
- Directions and compensation
- Lodging claims and mediation
- General exemptions
- Interpretation
- Short title, extent and commencement
- Liability
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