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title: "Section status checker: is it in force?"
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description: "Pick any section of the DPDP Act or rule of the DPDP Rules and a date to see whether it is in force, using the commencement notifications."
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# Section status checker: is it in force?

Status as of 9 September 2026:

- Section 1: Short title and commencement: in force since 13 November 2025
- Section 2: Definitions: in force since 13 November 2025
- Section 3: Application of Act: from 13 May 2027
- Section 4: Grounds for processing personal data: from 13 May 2027
- Section 5: Notice: from 13 May 2027
- Section 6: Consent: from 13 November 2026
- Section 7: Certain legitimate uses: from 13 May 2027
- Section 8: General obligations of Data Fiduciary: from 13 May 2027
- Section 9: Processing of personal data of children: from 13 May 2027
- Section 10: Additional obligations of Significant Data Fiduciary: from 13 May 2027
- Section 11: Right to access information about personal data: from 13 May 2027
- Section 12: Right to correction and erasure of personal data: from 13 May 2027
- Section 13: Right of grievance redressal: from 13 May 2027
- Section 14: Right to nominate: from 13 May 2027
- Section 15: Duties of Data Principal: from 13 May 2027
- Section 16: Processing of personal data outside India: from 13 May 2027
- Section 17: Exemptions: from 13 May 2027
- Section 18: Establishment of Board: in force since 13 November 2025
- Section 19: Composition and qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and Members: in force since 13 November 2025
- Section 20: Salary, allowances payable to and term of office: in force since 13 November 2025
- Section 21: Disqualifications for appointment and continuation as Chairperson and Members of Board: in force since 13 November 2025
- Section 22: Resignation by Members and filling of vacancy: in force since 13 November 2025
- Section 23: Proceedings of Board: in force since 13 November 2025
- Section 24: Officers and employees of Board: in force since 13 November 2025
- Section 25: Members and officers to be public servants: in force since 13 November 2025
- Section 26: Powers of Chairperson: in force since 13 November 2025
- Section 27: Powers and functions of Board: from 13 November 2026
- Section 28: Procedure to be followed by Board: from 13 May 2027
- Section 29: Appeal to Appellate Tribunal: from 13 May 2027
- Section 30: Orders passed by Appellate Tribunal to be executable as decree: from 13 May 2027
- Section 31: Alternate dispute resolution: from 13 May 2027
- Section 32: Voluntary undertaking: from 13 May 2027
- Section 33: Penalties: from 13 May 2027
- Section 34: Crediting sums realised by way of penalties to Consolidated Fund of India: from 13 May 2027
- Section 35: Protection of action taken in good faith: in force since 13 November 2025
- Section 36: Power to call for information: from 13 May 2027
- Section 37: Power of Central Government to issue directions: from 13 May 2027
- Section 38: Consistency with other laws: in force since 13 November 2025
- Section 39: Bar of jurisdiction: in force since 13 November 2025
- Section 40: Power to make rules: in force since 13 November 2025
- Section 41: Laying of rules and certain notifications: in force since 13 November 2025
- Section 42: Power to amend Schedule: in force since 13 November 2025
- Section 43: Power to remove difficulties: in force since 13 November 2025
- Section 44: Amendments to certain Acts: in force since 13 November 2025
- Rule 1: Short title and commencement: in force since 13 November 2025
- Rule 2: Definitions: in force since 13 November 2025
- Rule 3: Notice given by Data Fiduciary to Data Principal: from 13 May 2027
- Rule 4: Registration and obligations of Consent Manager: from 13 November 2026
- Rule 5: Processing of personal data for provision or issue of subsidy, benefit, service, certificate, licence or permit by State and its instrumentalities: from 13 May 2027
- Rule 6: Reasonable security safeguards: from 13 May 2027
- Rule 7: Intimation of personal data breach: from 13 May 2027
- Rule 8: Time period for specified purpose to be deemed as no longer being served: from 13 May 2027
- Rule 9: Contact information of person to answer questions about processing: from 13 May 2027
- Rule 10: Verifiable consent for processing of personal data of child: from 13 May 2027
- Rule 11: Verifiable consent for processing of personal data of person with disability who has lawful guardian: from 13 May 2027
- Rule 12: Exemptions from certain obligations applicable to processing of personal data of child: from 13 May 2027
- Rule 13: Additional obligations of Significant Data Fiduciary: from 13 May 2027
- Rule 14: Rights of Data Principals: from 13 May 2027
- Rule 15: Transfer of personal data outside the territory of India: from 13 May 2027
- Rule 16: Exemption from Act for research, archiving or statistical purposes: from 13 May 2027
- Rule 17: Appointment of Chairperson and other Members: in force since 13 November 2025
- Rule 18: Salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and other Members: in force since 13 November 2025
- Rule 19: Procedure for meetings of Board and authentication of its orders, directions and instruments: in force since 13 November 2025
- Rule 20: Functioning of Board as digital office: in force since 13 November 2025
- Rule 21: Terms and conditions of appointment and service of officers and employees of Board: in force since 13 November 2025
- Rule 22: Appeal to Appellate Tribunal: from 13 May 2027
- Rule 23: Calling for information from Data Fiduciary or intermediary: from 13 May 2027