Norway. Comprehensive data protection. Act
Personal Data Act 2000Act of 14 April 2000 No. 31 relating to the processing of personal data (Personal Data Act)
Repealed/superseded
§1Summary
- Synopsis
Norway's general data protection act from 2001 until the GDPR era. It covered the processing of personal data and repealed the 1978 Act on personal data filing systems. A new Personal Data Act, which makes the GDPR part of Norwegian law, replaced it on 20 July 2018.
- Key themes
- SaaS relevance
Historical only; replaced by the Personal Data Act 2018 (no-personopplysningsloven-2018).
§2Dates
- Key dates
- Adopted
- In force
- Ended
- Adopted 2000-04-14; in force 2001-01-01; replaced by the Personal Data Act of 2018 on 2018-07-20
§3Text and authority
- Text
- Authoritative text ics.uci.edu
- Authority
- Datatilsynet (Norwegian Data Protection Authority)
§4Where it applies
- Domestic law of
- Norway
§5Sources and verification
- Sources consulted
- Verification
High confidence.
The English text on the UCI page leaves the commencement date to the King (section 50); Norwegian Wikipedia gives 2001-01-01. The 2018-07-20 repeal date is taken from the same page and matches the in-force date of the existing 2018 row. The English text is an unofficial translation.