Sweden. Comprehensive data protection. Act
DatalagenData Act 1973 (Datalag, SFS 1973:289)
Partly verified
Low confidence.Entry into force is not shown on riksdagen.se or lagen.nu. Wikipedia's article gives July 1973 in its history section but 1 July 1974 in its lead, so the month and year are unresolved; 1973-07 is used as the stated history-section date and should be treated as Low confidence. The transitional rule keeping the Datalag for older processing until after 30 September 2001 is from a government memorandum summary seen in search results.
§1Summary
- Synopsis
Widely described as the first national data protection law. It covered personal data kept in registers with automatic data processing. A register could be set up and kept only by someone who had notified the Datainspektionen and received a licence, and some registers also needed a permit. The Datainspektionen supervised processing and could prohibit a register causing improper intrusion on personal integrity. It was repealed by the Personal Data Act on 24 October 1998.
- Key themes
- Unique features
Licence-based regime for automated personal registers; registers for purely personal use exempt.
- SaaS relevance
Historical only; replaced by the Personal Data Act 1998 (Personuppgiftslagen).
§2Obligations
- Breach notification
- None
- DPO
- No
§3Dates
- Key dates
- Adopted
- In force
- Ended
- Issued 11 May 1973; repealed 24 October 1998 by the Personal Data Act (SFS 1998:204), though the Datalag continued to apply to certain processing begun earlier until 30 September 2001
§4Text and authority
- Text
- Authoritative text riksdagen.se
- Authority
- Datainspektionen (Data Inspection Board)
§5Where it applies
- Domestic law of
- Sweden
§6Sources and verification
- Sources consulted
- Verification
Low confidence.
Partly verified
Low confidence.Entry into force is not shown on riksdagen.se or lagen.nu. Wikipedia's article gives July 1973 in its history section but 1 July 1974 in its lead, so the month and year are unresolved; 1973-07 is used as the stated history-section date and should be treated as Low confidence. The transitional rule keeping the Datalag for older processing until after 30 September 2001 is from a government memorandum summary seen in search results.