Section 38

Consistency with other laws

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38. (1) The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other law for the time being in force.

(2) In the event of any conflict between a provision of this Act and a provision of any other law for the time being in force, the provision of this Act shall prevail to the extent of such conflict.

Editorial Explanation

What this means: This law operates alongside existing laws. However, if there is ever a conflict between what the DPDP Act says and what an older law says regarding personal data protection, the DPDP Act will win and override the old law.