2022-05-24

Data Protection Regulations (Amendment No. 1) 2022

The Board of Directors of the Abu Dhabi Global Market enacted regulations to amend the Data Protection Regulations 2021. The amendments primarily replace references to the 'Commissioner' with the 'Office' across multiple sections and delete specific subsections from sections 24 and 35. These changes also add the word 'Board' to section 15 and modify reporting obligations in section 53.

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1 Annex D DATA PROTECTION REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT No. 1) 2022 Regulations to amend the Data Protection Regulations 2021 Date of Enactment: [⚫] 2022 The Board of Directors of the Abu Dhabi Global Market, in exercise of its powers under Article 6(1) of Law No. 4 of 2013 concerning the Abu Dhabi Global Market issued by his Highness the Ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi enacts the following Regulations:

  1. Amendments to the Data Protection Regulations 2021 The Data Protection Regulations 2021 shall be amended by – (1) In section 15, add the word “Board” directly after “ADGM’s” in subsection 15(3)(a)(i). (2) In section 24, delete subsection 24(3) in its entirety. (3) In section 35, delete subsection 35(5) in its entirety. (4) In subsection 51(1), in the first sentence, immediately after the word “The” replace “Commissioner” with “Office”. (5) In section 52: (a) In subsection 52(1), immediately after the word “The” replace “Commissioner” with “Office”. (b) In subsection 52(2), immediately after the words “financial year of the” replace “Commissioner” with “Office”. (c) In subsection 52(3), in the first sentence, immediately after the word “The” replace “Commissioner” with “Office”; (d) In subsection 52(5), immediately after the words “financial position of the” replace “Commissioner” with “Office”. (e) In subsection 52(6), immediately after the words “member of Staff of the” replace “Commissioner” with “Office”. (f) In subsection 52(7), immediately after the words “and Staff of the” replace “Commissioner” with “Office”. (6) In section 53: (a) In subsection 53(1), immediately after the words “administrative affairs of the” replace “Commissioner” with “Office”. (b) In subsection 53(2), immediately after the words “state of the” replace

2 Annex D “Commissioner” with “Office”. (c) In subsection 53(3), immediately after the words “This Report” replace “must” with “may”. 2. Short title, extent and commencement (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Data Protection Regulations (Amendment No. 1) 2022. (2) These Regulations shall apply in the Abu Dhabi Global Market. (3) These Regulations come into force on the date of their publication.