Legislative Acts on ICT

Freedom of Information Act 2010

Country: 
Liberia
Entry into force: 
2010

Freedom of Mass Media and Access to Information

Country: 
Ethiopia
Entry into force: 
2008

Law on Access to Administrative Documents

Country: 
Niger
Entry into force: 
2011

Freedom of Information Act

Country: 
Nigeria
Entry into force: 
2011

An act to make public records and information more freely available, provide for public access to public records and information, protect public records and information to the extent consistent with the public interest and the protection of personal privacy, protect serving public officers from adverse consequences for disclosing certain kinds of official information without authorization and establish procedures for the achievement of those purposes and related purposes thereof.

Access to Information Regulation

Country: 
Uganda
Entry into force: 
2011

Regulations made under the Electronic Communications [Regulation] Act (Chapter 399 of the Laws of Malta) enacted by Act XXXIII of 1997

Country: 
Malta
Entry into force: 
2001
  • Electronic Communications (Personal Data & Protection of Privacy) Regulations (S.L. 399.24)
  • These regulations provide for the undertaking of ‘appropriate’ technical & organisational measures to safeguard security of services provided.

The Data Protection Act (Chapter 440 of the Laws of Malta) enacted by Act XXVI of 2001.

Country: 
Malta
Entry into force: 
2002

The subsidiary legislation indicated below falls under the Data Protection Act:

  • S.L. 440.01 – Processing of Personal Data (Electronic Communications Sector) Regulations which includes provisions relating to ‘location of data’ and ‘traffic data’ covering data processing, the persons authorised to do so and data retention provisions;
  • S.L. 440.04 – Processing of Personal Data (Protection of Minors) Regulations;
  • S.L. 440.05 – Data Protection (Processing of Personal Data in the Police Sector) Regulations

Sub-Title V of Part II of Book Frist of the Criminal Code (Chapter 9 of the Laws of Malta), entitled ‘Of Computer Misuse’ – Articles 337B – 337H

Country: 
Malta
Entry into force: 
2001

The above provisions prohibit the unlawful access to, or unlawful use of information available on computers including misuse of the same (including hardware).

Cybersécurité et la Cybercriminalité au Cameroun

Country: 
Cameroon
Entry into force: 
2010

La présente loi régit le cadre de sécurité des réseaux de communications électroniques et des systèmes d’information, définit et réprime les infractions liées à l’utilisation des technologies de l’information et de la communication au Cameroun.

Promotion of Access to Information Act

Country: 
South Africa
Entry into force: 
2000

This legislation gives effect to the constitutional right of access to any information held by the State and any information that is held by another person and that is required for the exercise or protection of any right.

Law on Access to Administrative Documents

Country: 
Angola
Entry into force: 
2002
This law guarantees access to adminsitrative documents according to the pinciples of publicity, transparency, equality, justice, impartiality, participation and respect for citizens rights (full text in Portuguese).

Royal Decree 3/2010

Country: 
Spain
Entry into force: 
2010

The Royal Decree passed in January 2010 regulates the creation of a national security schema with the aim of guarantying an integrated security plan to the Spanish public administration to avoid cyber attacks.

Law on Electronic Digital Signature

Country: 
Ukraine
Entry into force: 
2004

The Law of Ukraine On Electronic Digital Signature determines legal status of electronic digital signature and regulates relations that arise during use of electronic digital signature. The Law shall not apply to the relations that arise during use of other types of electronic signature, including transfer in a digital form of imprint of own signature.

The subjects of legal relations in the field of services of electronic digital signature are:

Law on Protection of Information in Automated Systems

Country: 
Ukraine
Entry into force: 
1994

The Law of Ukraine On Protection of Information in Automated Systems regulates legal relations concerning protection of information in automated systems, determines rights of access and limit of access to such information.

It applies to any information which is processed in automated systems and protects the following objects:

Ley 25/2000 - Ley sobre Discapacidades del Ecuador

Country: 
Ecuador
Entry into force: 
2000

This Law provides for the protection of persons with disabilitites and establishes systems for their integration in society. As regards accessibility, Article 19(f) provides for access to information and communication services.

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