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ACT-17(1)(d) Tranche 3 (13 May 2027) — Core Operating Cliff Status: scheduled, not yet operative

Section 17(1)(d): Qualifying processing

No citizenship shortcut or broad reasonable-purpose ground; read common chapeau ACT-17.

Regulated Actor: Person based in India
Gazette Baseline: Lines 534–536
Statutory Trigger

Qualifying processing

Applies to: Person based in India

Substantive Conditions

Data principals not within India; contract with person outside India; processing pursuant to it.

Statutory Exceptions

Chapter II except s8(1),(5), Chapter III and s16 disapplied; s8(1),(5) remain.

Official Gazette Text (Verbatim Publication)

Ministry of Law and Justice publication, Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.

ACT-17(1)(d)
(d) personal data of Data Principals not within the territory of India is processed pursuant to any contract entered into with any person outside the territory of India by any person based in India;