National Identity Management Commission Act

Arrangement of Sections

PART I - Establishment, etc. of the National Identity Management Commission

1. Establishment of a National Identity Management Commission.

2. Membership of the Commission.

3. Tenure of Office of the chairman and members of the Board.

4. Emoluments, etc.

PART II - Functions and Powers of the Commission

5. Functions of the Commission.

6. Powers of the Commission.

PART III - Staff of the Commission

7. The Director-General.

8. Appointment, dismissal, etc. of other staff of the Commission.

9. Staff regulations.

PART IV - Financial Provisions

10. Fund of the Commission.

11. Power to accept gifts.

12. Annual estimate and accounts.

13. Annual reports.

PART V - Establishment of the National Identity Database, etc.

14. Establishment of a National Identity Database.

15. Objectives of the Database.

16. Registrable persons.

17. Contents of the Database.

18. Registration and issuance of Multi-purpose Identity Cards.

19. Assignment of National Identity Cards.

20. Provision of information by third parties.

21. Contents of the Multi-purpose Identity Cards.

22. Change of circumstances and errors.

23. Security of the Multi-purpose Identity Card.

24. Production of a Multi-purpose Identity Card.

25. Cancellation and withdrawal of Multi-purpose Identity Cards.

26. Disclosure of registered information.

27. Mandatory use of the National Identification Number for transactions.

PART VI - Offences and Penalties

28. Unauthorised access, refusal to give information, etc.

29. Transactions without a National Identification Number.

30. Miscellaneous offences, etc.

PART VII - Miscellaneous Provisions

31. Power to make regulations.

32. Repeal, savings, etc.

33. Interpretation.

34. Short title.

SCHEDULES

FIRST SCHEDULE - Supplementary Provisions relating to the Commission

SECOND SCHEDULE - Contents of the Database