{"number":1,"title":"Short title and commencement","slug":"section-1-short-title-and-commencement","chapter":1,"body":[{"type":"subsection","label":"(1)","text":"This Act may be called the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023."},{"type":"subsection","label":"(2)","text":"It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision."}],"text":"(1) This Act may be called the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.\n(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.","commencement":{"date":"2025-11-13","notificationId":"gsr-843e-2025","phase":1,"note":"sub-section (2): 2025-11-13 (phase 1). Sub-section (1) (short title) was not separately appointed."},"definesTerms":[],"references":{"sections":[],"rules":[]},"status":{"code":"in-force","label":"In force since 13 November 2025","short":"In force","date":"2025-11-13"},"url":"https://dpdp.myndsolution.com/wiki/act/section-1-short-title-and-commencement/","markdown":"- **(1)** This Act may be called the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.\n\n- **(2)** It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.\n\n"}