Section 42Power to amend Schedule

The text of Section 42 of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, as published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II — Section 1, under the chapter on miscellaneous.

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Section 42 as published in the Gazette of India

(1) The Central Government may, by notification, amend the Schedule, subject to the restriction that no such notification shall have the effect of increasing any penalty specified therein to more than twice of what was specified in it when this Act was originally enacted.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.

Source. Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (Act 22 of 2023, assented 11 August 2023), published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II — Section 1. Reproduced verbatim. This page is a reference, not legal advice, and no advisor–client relationship arises from reading it.

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