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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.
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.
(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;