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  • DPDPA
  • Chapter 1 (Section. 1 – 3)
    PRELIMINARY
    • Section. 1: Short Title and Commencement
    • Section 2: Definitions
    • Section 3: Application of Act
  • Chapter 2 (Section 4 – 10)
    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 (Sections. 11 – 15)
    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 (Sections 16 – 17)
    SPECIAL PROVISIONS
    • Section 16: Processing of personal data outside India.
    • Section 17: Exemptions.
  • Chapter 5 (Sections 18 – 26)
    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 (Sections 27 – 28)
    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 (Section. 29 – 32)
    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 (Sections. 33 – 34)
    PENALTIES AND ADJUDICATION
    • Section 33: Penalties.
    • Section 34: Crediting sums realised by way of penalties to Consolidated Fund of India.
  • Chapter 9 (Sections. 35 – 44)
    MISCELLANEOUSs
    • 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
    [See section 33 (1)]
    • Breach of provisions of this Act or rules made thereunder

Section 21 DPDPA

Disqualifications for appointment and continuation as Chairperson and Members of Board.


21.(1) A person shall be disqualified for being appointed and continued as the Chairperson or a Member, if she—
(a) has been adjudged as an insolvent;
(b) has been convicted of an offence, which in the opinion of the Central Government, involves moral turpitude;
(c) has become physically or mentally incapable of acting as a Member;
(d) has acquired such financial or other interest, as is likely to affect prejudicially her functions as a Member; or
(e) has so abused her position as to render her continuance in office prejudicial to the public interest.

(2) The Chairperson or Member shall not be removed from her office by the Central Government unless she has been given an opportunity of being heard in the matter.

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