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ACT-42 Tranche 1 (13 Nov 2025) — In Force
Status: in force
Section 42: Gazette amendment of penalty Schedule
This specific publication rule cannot be generalised to every notification.
Statutory Trigger
Gazette amendment of penalty Schedule
Applies to: Central Government
Substantive Conditions
Maximum increase capped at twice originally enacted penalty; effective date of notification.
Statutory Exceptions
Requires notification, not s33 mitigation arithmetic.
Official Gazette Text (Verbatim Publication)
Ministry of Law and Justice publication, Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
42. (1) The Central Government may, by notification, amend the Schedule, subject to Power to
the restriction that no such notification shall have the effect of increasing any penalty amend
Schedule.
specified therein to more than twice of what was specified in it when this Act was originally
enacted.
(2) Any amendment notified under sub-section (1) shall have effect as if enacted in
this Act and shall come into force on the date of the notification.