Section 1, DPDP Act [S10-MY1]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 13 November 2025 by Notification G.S.R. 843(E): phased commencement of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 [N11-6ZG].
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.
Defined terms in this text (2)
data: Section 2, DPDP Act [S10MZ3] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— [...]): "data" means a representation of information, facts, concepts, opinions or instructions in a manner suitable for communication, interpretation or processing by human beings or by automated means
data: 5 more definitions.
personal data: Section 2, DPDP Act [S10MZ3] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— [...]): "personal data" means any data about an individual who is identifiable by or in relation to such data
personal data: 3 more definitions.
Made under this section, or naming it (1)
Notification G.S.R. 843(E): phased commencement of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 [N11-6ZG], 13 November 2025, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (22 of 2023), the Central Government hereby appoints—"
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