Legal Register
ACT-38 Tranche 1 (13 Nov 2025) — In Force
Status: in force
Section 38: Concurrent law; actual conflict
Do not use a blanket stricter-sector-law-wins rule.
Statutory Trigger
Concurrent law; actual conflict
Applies to: Concurrent-law decision maker
Substantive Conditions
Act in addition/not derogation; Act prevails to extent of conflict.
Statutory Exceptions
s16(2) is a separate transfer-specific saving.
Official Gazette Text (Verbatim Publication)
Ministry of Law and Justice publication, Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
Consistency 38. (1) The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any
with other other law for the time being in force.
laws.
(2) In the event of any conflict between a provision of this Act and a provision of any
other law for the time being in force, the provision of this Act shall prevail to the extent of
such conflict.