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Honduras Decree 170-2006

Decree 170-2006 Law on Transparency and Access to Public Information

Honduras' transparency law with Habeas Data protection provisions. Comprehensive data protection bill pending as of 2024.

Jurisdiction

Honduras

HN

Enacted

Dec 30, 2006

Effective

Jan 1, 2007

Enforcement

Instituto de Acceso a la Información Pública (IAIP)

Public sector focus; comprehensive data protection bill pending

Who Must Comply

This law applies to:

  • • Public sector entities in Honduras
  • • Government data processing operations

Capability triggers:

◐ publicSectorProcessing (increases)
● Required ◐ Increases applicability

Who bears obligations:

Data Controller

Safety Provisions

  • • Habeas Data constitutional protection
  • • Access to public information rights
  • • Privacy protections in public sector data

Enforcement

Enforced by

Instituto de Acceso a la Información Pública (IAIP)

Penalties

Administrative sanctions

Quick Facts

Binding
Yes
Mental Health Focus
No
Child Safety Focus
No
Algorithmic Scope
No

Why It Matters

Honduras' pending comprehensive data protection law may introduce AI-specific provisions. Current Habeas Data protections apply to government AI systems.

Recent Developments

Comprehensive data protection bill (Decree 170-2022) passed but pending publication; will modernize framework

Cite This

APA

Honduras. (2006). Decree 170-2006 Law on Transparency and Access to Public Information. Retrieved from https://nope.net/regs/hn-decree-170-2006

BibTeX

@misc{hn_decree_170_2006,
  title = {Decree 170-2006 Law on Transparency and Access to Public Information},
  author = {Honduras},
  year = {2006},
  url = {https://nope.net/regs/hn-decree-170-2006}
}

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