What Is Data Protection Act, 2022 (Act No. 5 of 2022)?
Eswatini's Data Protection Act, 2022 (Act No. 5 of 2022) was published in the official Gazette on 4 March 2022. The supplied research states that the Act takes effect on Gazette publication, so this profile treats 4 March 2022 as the stated effective date. The Act provides a correction or deletion outcome within 14 days. EDPA guidance gives 30 days or one calendar month for several requests. Those periods are kept separately attributed here because the supplied research does not resolve them into one universal timeline. ESCCOM/EDPA publishes rights guidance and a live complaint form. This is a source-backed evidence profile, not legal advice, and the supplied research does not identify an Eswatini-specific data-broker or people-search route.
At a glance
- Full name
- Data Protection Act, 2022 (Act No. 5 of 2022)
- Short code
- Eswatini Data Protection Act 2022
- Jurisdiction
- Eswatini
- Enacted
- 2022
- Regulator
- Eswatini Communications Commission (ESCCOM) / Eswatini Data Protection Authority (EDPA)
- Private right of action
- Limited
- Statutory citation
- Data Protection Act, 2022 (Act No. 5 of 2022)
Scope, who Eswatini Data Protection Act 2022 covers
Protected data
Data subject rights
Right to seek correction of personal data, with the Act timeline described as 14 days for an outcome
Right to seek deletion of personal data, with the Act timeline described as 14 days for an outcome
A complaint route through the live EDPA complaint form
Notable features
The Act is stated to take effect on Gazette publication, with publication dated 4 March 2022. The Act material describes a 14-day correction/deletion outcome, while EDPA guidance states 30 days or one calendar month for several requests; the two timelines should remain explicitly attributed for human review.
Enforcement & penalties
Regulator: Eswatini Communications Commission (ESCCOM) / Eswatini Data Protection Authority (EDPA)
Penalties: The supplied research summary did not provide a consolidated penalty schedule or amount, so no penalty figure is stated here.
Private right of action: The supplied research identifies an EDPA complaint route but does not establish a separate private damages action. This profile does not infer one from the existence of the complaint form.
Relevance to data brokers
The supplied research summary does not identify an Eswatini-specific data-broker, people-search, or public-record removal route. The general rights and EDPA complaint route should not be presented as a confirmed broker-deletion process.
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FAQ
When did Eswatini’s Data Protection Act, 2022 take effect?+
The supplied research states that the Act takes effect on Gazette publication and identifies 4 March 2022 as the official Gazette publication date.
How long does an Eswatini data request take?+
The Act material describes a 14-day correction or deletion outcome, while EDPA guidance states 30 days or one calendar month for several requests. These timelines should not be collapsed into one universal deadline without further review.
Is there an Eswatini data-broker opt-out route?+
No Eswatini-specific data-broker or people-search route was identified in the supplied research summary.
Official sources & citations
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