Section27
The Telecommunications Act, 2023

Regulatory sandbox

In force Act 44 of 2023 As on 17 Oct 2026

Act 44 of 2023 Ministry Communications Enacted 24 Dec 2023 Cited by 1 provision

Section 27 of the Telecommunications Act, 2023 deals with regulatory sandbox. The Central Government may, for the purposes of encouraging and facilitating innovation and technological development in telecommunication, create one or more regulatory sandboxes, in such manner, and for such duration, as may be prescribed. The Act was enacted on 24 Dec 2023.

The Central Government may, for the purposes of encouraging and facilitating innovation and technological development in telecommunication, create one or more regulatory sandboxes, in such manner, and for such duration, as may be prescribed.

Explanation.---For the purposes of this section, the expression "regulatory sandbox" refers to a live testing environment where new products, services, processes and business models which may be deployed, on a limited set of users, for a specified period of time, with certain relaxations from the provisions of this Act.

Section 27, The Telecommunications Act, 2023 (Act 44 of 2023).

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Questions about Section 27

What does Section 27 of the Telecommunications Act deal with?

Section 27 of the Telecommunications Act is headed "Regulatory sandbox". The Central Government may, for the purposes of encouraging and facilitating innovation and technological development in telecommunication, create one or more regulatory sandboxes, in such manner, and for such duration, as may be prescribed.

How do I find court cases under Section 27 of the Telecommunications Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Telecommunications Act 2023 27, section 27 Telecommunications Act 2023, section 27 of the Telecommunications Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 27 of the Telecommunications Act, and has it changed?

1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When was Section 27 of the Telecommunications Act enacted?

Section 27 of the Telecommunications Act, cited as Telecommunications Act 2023 27, was enacted on 24 Dec 2023 as Act 44 of 2023. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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