Chapter IX — Miscellaneous

Section 42 — Power to amend Schedule

42. (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the effect of increasing any penalty specified therein to more than twice of what was specified in it when this Act was originally enacted.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: The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (No. 22 of 2023), Act No. 22 of 2023, Gazette of India Extraordinary, 11 August 2023; SHA-256 4deb23981d30… — verified copy

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