The Act Calls Everyone "She"
s.2(y) makes "she" gender-neutral throughout the statute — a drafting choice worth one video
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Summary
Read this Act, and every person in it is she.
s.2(y) makes "she" gender-neutral throughout the statute — a drafting choice worth one video
Full transcript
Read this Act, and every person in it is she.
Section 2 explains why.
She includes the individual, irrespective of gender.
One word, defined once, used everywhere.
Pause. Does a rule about her data cover you?
All of it. That is what the definition does.
It is not about women. It is about everyone.
So when rule 7 says her user account,
it means yours, whoever you are.
One definition, and the whole Act includes you.
s.2(y), applied to r.7(1) — Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 + Rules, 2025
The definition is already in force · ⏳ the duty itself: In force from 13 May 2027