Legal Register
ACT-17(5) Tranche 3 (13 May 2027) — Core Operating Cliff
Status: scheduled, not yet operative
Section 17(5): Time-limited notification power
No automatic five-year enterprise grace period.
Regulated Actor: Central Government; notified fiduciary/class
Gazette Baseline: Lines 580–583
Statutory Trigger
Time-limited notification power
Applies to: Central Government; notified fiduciary/class
Substantive Conditions
Before five years from applicable commencement; specified provisions and period.
Statutory Exceptions
Only notified scope and duration.
Official Gazette Text (Verbatim Publication)
Ministry of Law and Justice publication, Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
(5) The Central Government may, before expiry of five years from the date of
commencement of this Act, by notification, declare that any provision of this Act shall not
apply to such Data Fiduciary or classes of Data Fiduciaries for such period as may be
specified in the notification.