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Sections 44
I — Preliminary
  • s.1 Short title and commencement
  • s.2 Definitions
  • s.3 Application of Act
II — Obligations of Data Fiduciary
  • s.4 Grounds for processing personal data
  • s.5 Notice
  • s.6 Consent
  • s.7 Certain legitimate uses
  • s.8 General obligations of Data Fiduciary
  • s.9 Processing of personal data of children
  • s.10 Additional obligations of Significant Data Fiduciary
III — Rights and Duties of Data Principal
  • s.11 Right to access information about personal data
  • s.12 Right to correction and erasure of personal data
  • s.13 Right of grievance redressal
  • s.14 Right to nominate
  • s.15 Duties of Data Principal
IV — Special Provisions
  • s.16 Processing of personal data outside India
  • s.17 Exemptions
V — Data Protection Board of India
  • s.18 Establishment of Board
  • s.19 Composition and qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and Members
  • s.20 Salary, allowances payable to and term of office
  • s.21 Disqualifications for appointment and continuation as Chairperson and Members of Board
  • s.22 Resignation by Members and filling of vacancy
  • s.23 Proceedings of Board
  • s.24 Officers and employees of Board
  • s.25 Members and officers to be public servants
  • s.26 Powers of Chairperson
VI — Powers, Functions and Procedure of Board
  • s.27 Powers and functions of Board
  • s.28 Procedure to be followed by Board
VII — Appeal and Alternate Dispute Resolution
  • s.29 Appeal to Appellate Tribunal
  • s.30 Orders passed by Appellate Tribunal to be executable as decree
  • s.31 Alternate dispute resolution
  • s.32 Voluntary undertaking
VIII — Penalties and Adjudication
  • s.33 Penalties
  • s.34 Crediting sums realised by way of penalties to Consolidated Fund of India
IX — Miscellaneous
  • s.35 Protection of action taken in good faith
  • s.36 Power to call for information
  • s.37 Power of Central Government to issue directions
  • s.38 Consistency with other laws
  • s.39 Bar of jurisdiction
  • s.40 Power to make rules
  • s.41 Laying of rules and certain notifications
  • s.42 Power to amend Schedule
  • s.43 Power to remove difficulties
  • s.44 Amendments to certain Acts

Aadhaar Act, 2016 · V — Data Protection Board of India

Section 25 Members and officers to be public servants

as enacted · text as on 2025-11-19

The Chairperson, Members, officers and employees of the Board shall be deemed, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of provisions of this Act, to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).

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