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Data Protection of the Indian Ocean Islands: Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar

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This chapter offers an overview of the data privacy discourse in the Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius, Seychelles and Madagascar. Motivated by the need to attract foreign investment, the three islands adopted comprehensive data protection laws based on the European model of governance. First and foremost, the context of privacy in these islands is laid down. This chapter proceeds to discuss privacy attitudes and frameworks of privacy regulation. Enforcement of data privacy breaches is also dealt with especially in Mauritius where the data protection authority is established and has since been operational for many years unlike Seychelles whose data privacy law is not yet in force since it was adopted in 2003 and Madagascar whose data privacy legislation has only come into force in July 2015.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    The Constitution of Mauritius 1968, Art 2.

  2. 2.

    See e.g, The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Index of Democracy 2011.

  3. 3.

    The Constitution of Mauritius 1968, Art 76.

  4. 4.

    Metz, (ed), 1994.

  5. 5.

    Krishna et al. 2012, pp.161–168.

  6. 6.

    Khan and Emmambokus 2011, pp.53–58, at p.56.

  7. 7.

    Shalini 2009, pp.536–539.

  8. 8.

    Ibid, p.537.

  9. 9.

    Pee et al. 2010, pp.15–38.

  10. 10.

    Speech of Honourable Tassarajen Pillay Chedumbrum, 9th February 2011.

  11. 11.

    Author’s interview with Mrs. Drudeisha Madhub, Mauritian Data Protection Commissioner, on 4/07/2011.

  12. 12.

    See e.g. Maurer 2010, pp.53–62, at p.55.

  13. 13.

    Mauritius National Assembly, Debate No. 5 of 2004.

  14. 14.

    Mauritius National Assembly, Debate No. 7 of 2004.

  15. 15.

    Mauritius Confidential report, 2011, pp. 3 & 75.

  16. 16.

    Mauritius Data Protection Office, 2009–2010, p.42.

  17. 17.

    Data Protection Act, Sections 3 & 54.

  18. 18.

    Data Protection Act 2004, Section 3 (3), (a).

  19. 19.

    Data Protection Act 2004, Section 3 (3), (b).

  20. 20.

    Data Protection Act 2004, Section 3 (4).

  21. 21.

    Data Protection Act 2004, Section 3 (3), (b).

  22. 22.

    Mauritius Data Protection Office, ‘A Practical Guide for Data Controllers & Data Processors-Volume 1’-Rule 12.

  23. 23.

    Ibid.

  24. 24.

    Gayrel 2011, pp.20–22, at .21.

  25. 25.

    Mauritius Confidential report, 2011, p. 87.

  26. 26.

    Ibid.

  27. 27.

    Madhub, D, ‘The pioneering journey of the Data Protection Commission of Mauritius’, International Data Privacy Law, 2013, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp.239–243, at p.240.

  28. 28.

    Seychellois Constitution, Article 20(2)(a).

  29. 29.

    Seychellois Constitution, Article 20(2)(b).

  30. 30.

    Seychellois Constitution, Article 20(2)(c).

  31. 31.

    Seychellois Constitution, Article 64(4).

  32. 32.

    Seychellois Constitution, Article 48.

  33. 33.

    First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 1.

  34. 34.

    Civil Code, Article 9(2).

  35. 35.

    Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 2012.

  36. 36.

    Penal Code, Section 157A.

  37. 37.

    Penal Code, Section 157B.

  38. 38.

    Penal Code, Section 157B.

  39. 39.

    Penal Code, Section 157C.

  40. 40.

    Penal Code, Section 157D.

  41. 41.

    Penal Code, Section 157 F.

  42. 42.

    Prevention of Terrorism Act, Section 25(1).

  43. 43.

    Prevention of Terrorism Act, Section 25(2).

  44. 44.

    Prevention of Terrorism Act, Section 25(3)(a).

  45. 45.

    Prevention of Terrorism Act, Section 25(3)(b).

  46. 46.

    Data Protection Act, Section 2(5).

  47. 47.

    Data Protection Act, Section 45(1).

  48. 48.

    Data Protection Act, Section 45(5).

  49. 49.

    Data Protection Act, Sections 33–42.

  50. 50.

    Data Protection Act, Section 2(7).

  51. 51.

    Data Protection Act, Section 2(10).

  52. 52.

    Data Protection Act, Section 3(2).

  53. 53.

    Data Protection Act, Section 3(3).

  54. 54.

    Data Protection Act, Section 16(1).

  55. 55.

    Data Protection Act, Section 16(7).

  56. 56.

    Madagascar Constitution, Article 13.

  57. 57.

    Madagascar Constitution, Article 13.

  58. 58.

    AFAPDP, 2015.

  59. 59.

    Thomas Brookes, 2015.

  60. 60.

    Madagascar a été publiée au Journal Officiel n° 3630 du 20 juillet 2015.

  61. 61.

    Loi n° 2014–038 du 9 janvier 2015 sur la protection des données à caractère personnel, s. 5.

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Makulilo, A.B. (2016). Data Protection of the Indian Ocean Islands: Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar. In: Makulilo, A. (eds) African Data Privacy Laws. Law, Governance and Technology Series(), vol 33. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47317-8_13

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