certain legitimate uses

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 uses the phrase "certain legitimate uses" to describe specific situations where personal data may be processed. However, Section 2(d) does not actually list what these uses are. Instead, it defines the term simply by pointing the reader to another part of the law. It states that "certain legitimate uses" means the uses referred to in Section 7 of the Act.\n\nThis type of definition acts as a legal shortcut. Whenever the phrase "certain legitimate uses" appears anywhere else in the Act, it automatically carries the meaning and the specific list of situations detailed in Section 7. By structuring the definition this way, the law avoids repeating a long list of uses every time the concept is mentioned, relying entirely on Section 7 to set the actual boundaries and rules for these uses.

Key points

• The term "certain legitimate uses" is defined strictly by referencing another section of the Act (Section 2(d)).
• The actual uses that qualify under this term are located in Section 7 (Section 2(d)).

Common misreadings

• Assuming Section 2(d) provides a general or open-ended definition of legitimate uses, when it actually restricts the meaning only to the specific uses listed in Section 7.