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RULE-16 Tranche 3 (13 May 2027) — Core Operating Cliff
Status: scheduled, not yet operative
Rule 16: Exemption
Rule summary cannot erase parent Act condition.
Regulated Actor: Qualifying research/archiving/statistical processor
Gazette Baseline: Lines 1324–1326
Subordinate Trigger
Exemption
Applies to: Qualifying research/archiving/statistical processor
Rule Prescriptions
Necessary processing and Second Schedule standards.
Exceptions & Provisos
Read s17(2)(b) no-principal-specific-decision condition.
Official Gazette Text (Verbatim Rules Publication)
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025.
16. Exemption from Act for research, archiving or statistical purposes. —The provisions of the Act
shall not apply to the processing of personal data necessary for research, archiving or statistical purposes if
it is carried on in accordance with the standards specified in Second Schedule.
Mapped Operational Controls (1)
Enterprise obligations in the Control Master Matrix implementing this subordinate rule.