Ch IPreliminary
S.1 Short title and commencementS.2 DefinitionsS.3 Application and scopeCh IIObligations of Data Fiduciary
S.4 Grounds for processingS.5 NoticeS.6 ConsentS.7 Certain legitimate usesS.8 Data Fiduciary obligationsS.9 Children’s dataS.10 Significant Data FiduciaryCh IIIRights and duties of Data Principal
S.11 Right to accessS.12 Correction and erasureS.13 Grievance redressalS.14 Right to nominateS.15 Duties of the Data PrincipalCh IVSpecial provisions
S.16 Transfer outside IndiaS.17 ExemptionsCh VData Protection Board of India
S.18 Establishment of the BoardS.19 Composition of the BoardS.20 Salary and term of officeS.21 DisqualificationsS.22 Resignation and vacanciesS.23 Proceedings of the BoardS.24 Officers and employeesS.25 Members as public servantsS.26 Powers of the ChairpersonCh VIBoard powers and procedure
S.27 Powers and functions of the BoardS.28 Procedure followed by the BoardCh VIIAppeal and dispute resolution
S.29 Appeal to the Appellate TribunalS.30 Tribunal orders as a decreeS.31 Alternate dispute resolutionS.32 Voluntary undertakingCh VIIIPenalties
S.33 Penalties and the ScheduleS.34 Penalties to Consolidated FundCh IXMiscellaneous
S.35 Good-faith protectionS.36 Power to call for informationS.37 Blocking of accessS.38 Consistency with other lawsS.39 Bar of jurisdictionS.40 Power to make rulesS.41 Laying of rules before ParliamentS.42 Power to amend the ScheduleS.43 Power to remove difficultiesS.44 Amendments to other ActsInstitution
The Data Protection Board of India is the independent regulator established under Section 18 to enforce the Act, inquire into breaches and impose penalties.
TL;DR
The Data Protection Board of India (Section 18) is the independent regulator that enforces the DPDP Act, inquires into breaches and complaints, directs remedies and imposes penalties under the Schedule. It functions as a digital office, and its orders can be appealed to the Appellate Tribunal.
there shall be established, for the purposes of this Act, a Board to be called the Data Protection Board of India.
The Board is the enforcement body. It inquires into personal data breaches and complaints, directs remedial measures, and imposes penalties under the Schedule.
It is designed to function as a digital office, and its orders can be appealed to the Appellate Tribunal. Data Principals must exhaust a fiduciary's grievance process before approaching it.
After repeated complaints about a company's data handling, the Board can inquire, direct fixes, and impose a monetary penalty.
What does the Board do?
It inquires into breaches and complaints, directs remedial action, and imposes penalties.
Can I complain directly to the Board?
Only after exhausting the fiduciary's grievance mechanism under Section 13(3).
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