The POPI Act / Sections / Section 100
Section 100
Obstruction of Regulator
Chapter 11 · Offences, Penalties & Administrative Fines
Any person who hinders, obstructs or unlawfully influences the Regulator or any person acting on behalf of or under the direction of the Regulator in the performance of the Regulator's duties and functions under this Act, is guilty of an offence.
Source: justice.gov.za, Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (official PDF), cross-checked verbatim before publishing.
Beyond the text
What this means for your estate
- This is a criminal offence provision (see s.107(a) for the penalty, up to 10 years' imprisonment), if the Regulator investigates a complaint against your estate, cooperating with the investigation isn't just good practice, refusing to isn't a neutral option.
Relevant tool
PopiGuard's Regulator Kit is built to make cooperation straightforward, the records an investigation would ask for, already organised.