ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Data Protection (Civil Registration) Regulations
14. Exercise of data subject rights by others.
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
14. Exercise of data subject rights by others.
(1)Subject to section 27 of the Act, where a person duly authorized by the data subject seeks to exercise the rights of a data subject on their behalf, the person exercising that right shall take into consideration the best interests of the data subject.(2)Where there is doubt as to the existence of a relationship between the duly authorized person and the data subject, the civil registration entity shall halt the request of exercising a right on behalf of the data subject until evidence to the contrary is adduced.(3)Where the right is being exercised on behalf of a minor, the persons exercising that right may produce ─(b)an adoption certificate;(d)any other relevant document.