Anonymised respondent

S.22 offence found proved; referred to police for prosecution (s.20). DPO, 12 June 2013.

Record ID

mu-dpo-2013-0015

Case reference

DPO/DEC/15

Jurisdiction

Mauritius

Regulator

DPO

Type

determination

Date decided

12 June 2013

Respondent type

private

Sector

general

Violations

unlawful processing without registration, processing without lawful justification

Provisions cited

s.20 DPA 2004, s.22 DPA 2004, s.24 DPA 2004, s.24(2)(a)-(b) DPA 2004

Outcome

s.22 offence found proved; referred to police for prosecution (s.20)

Status

final

Source

Official document ↗

Record verified

11 July 2026

Summary

The Commissioner found an offence under section 22 proved and held the processing could not be justified under section 24's legal grounds, referring the matter to the Police under section 20 for the institution of prosecution proceedings.

REGISTRATION · POLICE-REFERRAL

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