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Customer and Product Data Act 2025

2: Commencement

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“When this law begins to apply to everyone”

This law will start working on 30 March 2025. This means that from that day, you and everyone else will need to follow what it says. It’s like when a new rule starts at school - there’s a set date when you have to start following it.

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2Commencement

  1. This Act comes into force on 30 March 2025.

Notes
  • Section 2: editorial change made by the PCO, on , under sections 86(1) and 87(m) of the Legislation Act 2019 (2019 No 58).