/The Act
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
No. 22 of 2023. An Act to provide for the processing of digital personal data in a manner that recognises both the right of individuals to protect their personal data and the need to process such personal data for lawful purposes and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Preamble and enacting formula
An Act to provide for the processing of digital personal data in a manner that recognises both the right of individuals to protect their personal data and the need to process such personal data for lawful purposes and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:––
Arrangement of sections
/Chapter I
Preliminary
/Chapter II
Obligations of Data Fiduciary
- s. 4Grounds for processing personal dataUpcoming
- s. 5NoticeUpcoming
- s. 6ConsentUpcoming
- s. 7Certain legitimate usesUpcoming
- s. 8General obligations of Data FiduciaryUpcoming
- s. 9Processing of personal data of childrenUpcoming
- s. 10Additional obligations of Significant Data FiduciaryUpcoming
/Chapter III
Rights and Duties of Data Principal
- s. 11Right to access information about personal dataUpcoming
- s. 12Right to correction and erasure of personal dataUpcoming
- s. 13Right of grievance redressalUpcoming
- s. 14Right to nominateUpcoming
- s. 15Duties of Data PrincipalUpcoming
/Chapter IV
Special Provisions
/Chapter V
Data Protection Board of India
- s. 18Establishment of BoardIn force
- s. 19Composition and qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and MembersIn force
- s. 20Salary, allowances payable to and term of officeIn force
- s. 21Disqualifications for appointment and continuation as Chairperson and Members of BoardIn force
- s. 22Resignation by Members and filling of vacancyIn force
- s. 23Proceedings of BoardIn force
- s. 24Officers and employees of BoardIn force
- s. 25Members and officers to be public servantsIn force
- s. 26Powers of ChairpersonIn force
/Chapter VII
Appeal and Alternate Dispute Resolution
- s. 29Appeal to Appellate TribunalUpcoming
- s. 30Orders passed by Appellate Tribunal to be executable as decreeUpcoming
- s. 31Alternate dispute resolutionUpcoming
- s. 32Voluntary undertakingUpcoming
/Chapter VIII
Penalties and Adjudication
- s. 33PenaltiesUpcoming
- s. 34Crediting sums realised by way of penalties to Consolidated Fund of IndiaUpcoming
/Chapter IX
Miscellaneous
- s. 35Protection of action taken in good faithIn force
- s. 36Power to call for informationUpcoming
- s. 37Power of Central Government to issue directionsUpcoming
- s. 38Consistency with other lawsIn force
- s. 39Bar of jurisdictionIn force
- s. 40Power to make rulesIn force
- s. 41Laying of rules and certain notificationsIn force
- s. 42Power to amend ScheduleIn force
- s. 43Power to remove difficultiesIn force
- s. 44Amendments to certain ActsIn force
/Schedule