Portugal. Comprehensive data protection. Act
Lei 10/91Lei 10/91 on the Protection of Personal Data with regard to Automated Processing
Partly verified
Low confidence.Search-result summaries only; the Diario da Republica page returned no readable content and no entry-into-force clause was found. date_in_force is the year of approval (29 April 1991) as a placeholder, not a stated commencement year. Repeal given as 1998 because Lei 67/98 is dated 26 October 1998 and entered into force 27 October 1998 per WIPO Lex. The entry-into-force date could not be confirmed from a source, so date_in_force is left empty (the timeline shows the act as adopted from its adoption year).
§1Summary
- Synopsis
Portugal's first data protection law, based on Article 35 of the Constitution on the use of computing. It created the Comissão Nacional de Protecção de Dados Pessoais Informatizados as an independent body. It was replaced by Lei 67/98.
- Key themes
- Unique features
Based on constitutional Article 35; commission of seven members partly elected by the Assembly.
- SaaS relevance
Historical only; replaced by Lei 67/98.
§2Obligations
- Breach notification
- None
- DPO
- No
§3Dates
- Key dates
- Adopted
- Ended
- Law of 29 April 1991; amended by Lei 28/94; replaced by Lei 67/98 of 26 October 1998
§4Text and authority
- Text
- Authoritative text diariodarepublica.pt
- Authority
- Comissão Nacional de Protecção de Dados Pessoais Informatizados (CNPDPI)
§5Where it applies
- Domestic law of
- Portugal
§6Sources and verification
- Sources consulted
- Verification
Low confidence.
Partly verified
Low confidence.Search-result summaries only; the Diario da Republica page returned no readable content and no entry-into-force clause was found. date_in_force is the year of approval (29 April 1991) as a placeholder, not a stated commencement year. Repeal given as 1998 because Lei 67/98 is dated 26 October 1998 and entered into force 27 October 1998 per WIPO Lex. The entry-into-force date could not be confirmed from a source, so date_in_force is left empty (the timeline shows the act as adopted from its adoption year).