LAW No 006/2024 OF 19/01/2024 GOVERNING ADVANCE PASSENGER INFORMATION AND PASSENGER NAME RECORD DATA | 006/2024 OF 19/01/2024 — Rwanda law | Esheria

LAW No 006/2024 OF 19/01/2024 GOVERNING ADVANCE PASSENGER INFORMATION AND PASSENGER NAME RECORD DATA

This article says the law governs the collection, transmission, analysis, and sharing of passenger advance data and passenger files for pre-clearance and for preventing, detecting, investigating, and prosecuting terrorism and serious crimes.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
006/2024 OF 19/01/2024
Status
In force
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
mul
Updated
Official source
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This article says the law governs the collection, transmission, analysis, and sharing of passenger advance data and passenger files for pre-clearance and for preventing, detecting, investigating, and prosecuting terrorism and serious crimes. This article defines key terms used in the law, including passenger data, transport carriers, processing, preclearance, and several immigration-related authorities and concepts. The Minister may determine the elements of Advance Passenger Information and Passenger Name Record data. The Directorate General processes passenger advance information and passenger record data, alone or with a State organ, and sets the processing methods. The Directorate General may collect passenger data transmitted by transport carriers for the purposes listed in Article 5.