G.S.R. 843(E) · 13 NOV 2025
Controls the Act’s phased commencement
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- Rules 1, 2 and 17–21.
- Act tranche
- Section 1(2), section 2, sections 18–26, sections 35 and 38–43, plus section 44(1) and 44(3).
- Calculation basis
- G.S.R. 843(E), clause (a); G.S.R. 846(E), rule 1(2).
- L02Notified one-year tranche
Notified for November 2026
01Rule in this cohort
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- Rule 4.
- Act tranche
- Section 6(9) and section 27(1)(d).
- Calculation basis
- One year after Gazette publication under G.S.R. 843(E)(b) and rule 1(3).
- L03Notified eighteen-month tranche
Notified for May 2027
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- Rules 3, 5–16, 22 and 23.
- Act tranche
- Sections 3–5; section 6(1)–(8) and 6(10); sections 7–17; section 27 except 27(1)(d); sections 28–34, 36, 37 and section 44(2).
- Calculation basis
- Eighteen months after Gazette publication under G.S.R. 843(E)(c) and rule 1(4).
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