Encryption Law by Country
Where strong encryption is a right, restricted, or compelled. National law and policy, mirrored per country.
Source: Global Partners Digital, World Map of Encryption, updated 2026-07-02. Full data at www.gp-digital.org/world-map-of-encryption
Encryption Law by Country (196)
General right to encryption
No known legislation or policies.
Mandatory minimum or maximum encryption strength
No known legislation or policies.
Licensing/registration requirements
Section 34 of the Electronic Communications Act 2007 establishes a register of all cryptography providers. Unless they are registered, a cryptography provide cannot provide cryptography products. A copy of the law can be found here .
Import/export controls
No known legislation or policies.
Other restrictions
No known legislation or policies.
Obligations on individuals to assist authorities
Section 75 of the Electronic Communications Act 2007 provides that a judicial officer may issue a warrant authorising a police officer to enter a particular place and search and seize data or things where there are reasonable grounds to believe that such data or things may constitute evidence in proving a criminal offence, or has been acquires by a person as a result of a criminal offence. Under section 76, a person who is in possession or control of an electronic data storage medium or information subject to a search under section 75 must permit, and assist if required, the person making the search. The forms of assistance that must be provided are to access and use any information system or electronic data storage medium to search data, obtain and copy that data, use equipment to make copies, and obtain an intelligible output from an information system in a plain text format. “Assist” includes providing passwords, encryption keys and making available any other information necessary to access an information system. Failure to permit a person to search or to assist a person making a search is a criminal offence punishable, in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding 5,000 XCD, imprisonment for up to two years, or both; and, in the case of a corporation, to a fine not exceeding 50,000 XCD. A copy of the law can be found here .
Obligations on providers to assist authorities
Section 75 of the Electronic Communications Act 2007 provides that a judicial officer may issue a warrant authorising a police officer to enter a particular place and search and seize data or things where there are reasonable grounds to believe that such data or things may constitute evidence in proving a criminal offence, or has been acquires by a person as a result of a criminal offence. Under section 76, a person who is in possession or control of an electronic data storage medium or information subject to a search under section 75 must permit, and assist if required, the person making the search. The forms of assistance that must be provided are to access and use any information system or electronic data storage medium to search data, obtain and copy that data, use equipment to make copies, and obtain an intelligible output from an information system in a plain text format. “Assist” includes providing passwords, encryption keys and making available any other information necessary to access an information system. Failure to permit a person to search or to assist a person making a search is a criminal offence punishable, in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding 5,000 XCD, imprisonment for up to two years, or both; and, in the case of a corporation, to a fine not exceeding 50,000 XCD. A copy of the law can be found here .
Assessment Text Area
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, all cryptography providers must be registered. In addition, a judicial officer may issue a warrant authorising a police officer to seize data and compel any person to assist by making available passwords, encryption keys and making available any other information necessary to access an information system.
Murphy's Law