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DPDP Act, 2023 · Chapter V

Section 21Disqualifications for appointment and continuation as Chairperson and Members of Board

The text of Section 21 of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, as published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II — Section 1, under the chapter on data protection board of india.

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Section 21 as published in the Gazette of India

(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.

Source. Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (Act 22 of 2023, assented 11 August 2023), published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II — Section 1. Reproduced verbatim. This page is a reference, not legal advice, and no advisor–client relationship arises from reading it.

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