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Sri Lanka: Official Gazette establishes Data Protection Authority

On July 21, 2023, the Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka released an Order by the President and the Minister of Technology, Ranil Wickremesinghe, appointing  July 17, 2023, as the effective date for the implementation of Part V of the Personal Data Protection Act, No. 9 of 2022 (PDPA). In particular, Part V of the PDPA establishes the Data Protection Authority of Sri Lanka.

You can read the Order here.