Section 42 — Power to amend Schedule

What this section requires

The Central Government can amend the Schedule (the penalty table) by notification, but can never more than double any penalty figure beyond what the Act originally specified when enacted. Any such amendment takes effect as if written into the Act itself, from the date of the notification.

Who it applies to

The Central Government, in exercising this amendment power — relevant to every Data Fiduciary only in the sense that the Schedule's penalty ceilings could rise (never more than double the 2023 figures) by future notification.

Checklist

• Not applicable directly — but don't treat the Schedule's current penalty figures as permanently fixed; Section 42 lets the government raise them, up to double the original amounts, without a fresh Act of Parliament.

Penalty exposure

Not applicable — this section is the mechanism for changing penalty amounts, not an obligation itself.

Implementation timeline

In force since 13 November 2025.