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• Chapter 1 – 1 2 3
• Chapter 2 – 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
• Chapter 3– 11 12 13 14 15
• Chapter 4 – 16 17
• Chapter 5 – 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
• Chapter 6 - 27 28
• Chapter 7 - 29 30 31 32
• Chapter 8 - 33 34
• Chapter 9 - 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44

Here you will find a list of all the Sections.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 – PRELIMINARY
• Section 1 - Short Title and Commencement
• Section 2 - Definitions
• Section 3 - Application of Act



• Chapter 2 – OBLIGATIONS OF DATA FIDUCIARY
• Section 4 - Grounds for processing personal data
• Section 5 - Notice
• Section 6 - Consent
• Section 7 - Certain legitimate uses
• Section 8 - General obligations of Data Fiduciary
• Section 9 - Processing of personal data of children
• Section 10 - Additional obligations of Significant Data Fiduciary



• Chapter 3 – RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF DATA PRINCIPAL
• Section 11 - Right to access information about personal data
• Section 12 - Right to correction and erasure of personal data
• Section 13 - Right of grievance redressal
• Section 14 - Right to nominate
• Section 15 - Duties of Data Principal



• Chapter 4 – SPECIAL PROVISIONS
• Section 16 - Processing of personal data outside India
• Section 17 - Exemptions



• Chapter 5 – DATA PROTECTION BOARD
• Section 18 - Establishment of Board
• Section 19 - Composition and qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and Members
• Section 20 - Salary,allowances payable to and term of office
• Section 21 - Disqualifications for appointment and continuation as Chairperson and Members of Board
• Section 22 - Resignation by Members and filling of vacancy
• Section 23 - Proceedings of Board
• Section 24 - Officers and employees of Board
• Section 25 - Members and officers to be public servants
• Section 26 - Powers of Chairperson



• Chapter 6 – POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED BY BOARD
• Section 27 - Powers and functions of Board
• Section 28 - Procedure to be followed by Board



• Chapter 7 – APPEAL AND ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
• Section 29 - Appeal to Appellate Tribunal
• Section 30 - Orders passed by Appellate Tribunal to be executable as decree
• Section 31 - Alternate dispute resolution
• Section 32 - Voluntary undertaking



• Chapter 8 – PENALTIES AND ADJUDICATION
• Section 33 - Penalties
• Section 34 - Crediting sums realised by way of penalties to Consolidated Fund of India



• Chapter 9 – MISCELLANEOUS
• Section 35 - Protection of action taken in good faith
• Section 36 - Power to call for information
• Section 37 - Power of Central Government to issue directions
• Section 38 - Consistency with other laws
• Section 39 - Bar of jurisdiction
• Section 40 - Power to make rules
• Section 41 - Laying of rules and certain notifications
• Section 42 - Power to amend Schedule
• Section 43 - Power to remove difficulties
• Section 44 - Amendments to certain Acts



• The Schedule
• Breach of provisions of this Act or rules made there under