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Chapter:
I
Preliminary
Section:
1
Short title and commencement
Section:
2
Application of Act to processing of personal data
Section:
3
Definitions
Chapter:
II
Obligations Of Data Fiduciary
Section:
4
Prohibition of processing of personal data
Section:
5
Limitation on purpose of processing of personal data
Section:
6
Limitation on collection of personal data
Section:
7
Requirement of notice for collection or processing of personal data
Section:
8
Quality of personal data processed
Section:
9
Restriction on retention of personal data
Section:
10
Accountability of data fiduciary
Section:
11
Consent necessary for processing of personal data
Chapter:
III
Grounds For Processing Of Personal Data Without Consent
Section:
12
Grounds for processing of personal data without consent in certain cases
Section:
13
Processing of personal data necessary for purposes related to employment, etc
Section:
14
Processing of personal data for other reasonable purposes
Chapter:
IV
Personal Data And Sensitive Personal Data Of Children
Section:
16
Processing of personal data and sensitive personal data of children
Chapter:
V
Rights Of Data Principal
Section:
17
Right to confirmation and access
Section:
18
Right to correction and erasure
Section:
19
Right to data portability
Section:
20
Right to be forgotten
Section:
21
General conditions for the exercise of rights in this Chapter
Chapter:
VI
Transparency And Accountability Measures
Section:
22
Privacy by design policy
Section:
23
Transparency in processing of personal data
Section:
24
Security safeguards
Section:
25
Reporting of personal data breach
Section:
26
Classification of data fiduciaries as significant data fiduciaries
Section:
27
Data protection impact assessment
Section:
28
Maintenance of records
Section:
29
Audit of policies and conduct of processing, etc
Section:
30
Data protection officer
Section:
31
Processing by entities other than data fiduciaries
Section:
32
Grievance redressal by data fiduciary
Chapter:
VII
Restriction On Transfer Of Personal Data Outside India
Section:
33
Prohibition on processing of sensitive personal data and critical personal data outside India
Section:
34
Conditions for transfer of sensitive personal data and critical personal data
Chapter:
VIII
Exemptions
Section:
35
Power of Central Government to exempt any agency of Government from application of Act
Section:
36
Exemption of certain provisions for certain processing of personal data
Section:
37
Power of Central Government to exempt certain data processors
Section:
38
Exemption for research, archiving or statistical purposes
Section:
39
Exemption for manual processing by small entities
Section:
40
Sandbox for encouraging innovation, etc
Chapter:
IX
Data Protection Authority Of India
Section:
41
Establishment of Authority
Section:
42
Composition and qualifications for appointment of Members
Section:
43
Terms and conditions of appointment
Section:
44
Removal of Chairperson or other Members
Section:
45
Powers of Chairperson
Section:
46
Meetings of Authority
Section:
47
Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Authority
Section:
49
Powers and functions of Authority
Section:
50
Codes of practice
Section:
51
Power of Authority to issue directions
Section:
52
Power of Authority to call for information
Section:
53
Power of Authority to conduct inquiry
Section:
54
Action to be taken by Authority pursuant to an inquiry
Section:
55
Search and seizure
Section:
56
Co-ordination between Authority and other regulators or authorities
Chapter:
X
Penalties And Compensation
Section:
57
Penalties for contravening certain provisions of the Act
Section:
58
Penalty for failure to comply with data principal requests under Chapter V
Section:
59
Penalty for failure to furnish report, returns, information, etc
Section:
60
Penalty for failure to comply with direction or order issued by Authority
Section:
61
Penalty for contravention where no separate penalty has been provided
Section:
62
Appointment of Adjudicating Officer
Section:
63
Procedure for adjudication by Adjudicating Officer
Section:
64
Compensation
Section:
65
Compensation or penalties not to interfere with other punishment
Section:
66
Recovery of amounts
Chapter:
XI
Appellate Tribunal
Section:
67
Establishment of Appellate Tribunal
Section:
68
Qualifications, appointment, term, conditions of service of Members
Section:
69
Vacancies
Section:
70
Staff of Appellate Tribunal
Section:
71
Distribution of business amongst Benches
Section:
72
Appeals to Appellate Tribunal
Section:
73
Procedure and powers of Appellate Tribunal
Section:
74
Orders passed by Appellate Tribunal to be executable as a decree
Section:
75
Appeal to Supreme Court
Section:
76
Right to legal representation
Section:
77
Civil court not to have jurisdiction
Chapter:
XII
Finance, Accounts And Audit
Section:
78
Grants by Central Government
Section:
79
Data Protection Authority of India Funds
Section:
80
Accounts and Audit
Section:
81
Furnishing of returns, etc., to Central Government
Chapter:
XIII
Offences
Section:
82
Reidentification and processing of deidentified personal data
Section:
83
Offences to be cognizable and nonbailable
Section:
84
Offences by companies
Section:
85
Offences by State
Chapter:
XIV
Miscellaneous
Section:
86
Power of Central Government to issue directions
Section:
87
Members, etc., to be public servants
Section:
88
Protection of action taken in good faith
Section:
89
Exemption from tax on income
Section:
90
Delegation
Section:
91
Act to promote framing of policies for digital economy, etc
Section:
92
Bar on processing certain forms of biometric data
Section:
93
Power to make rules
Section:
94
Power to make regulations
Section:
95
Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
Section:
96
Overriding effect of this Act
Section:
97
Power to remove difficulties
Section:
98
Amendment of Act 21 of 2000
Chapter
XI
PDP Bill

Appellate Tribunal

Section:
67
Establishment of Appellate Tribunal
Section:
68
Qualifications, appointment, term, conditions of service of Members
Section:
69
Vacancies
Section:
70
Staff of Appellate Tribunal
Section:
71
Distribution of business amongst Benches
Section:
72
Appeals to Appellate Tribunal
Section:
73
Procedure and powers of Appellate Tribunal
Section:
74
Orders passed by Appellate Tribunal to be executable as a decree
Section:
75
Appeal to Supreme Court
Section:
76
Right to legal representation
Section:
77
Civil court not to have jurisdiction
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