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Section 18, DPDP Act [S10-NBA]

As at 6 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].

In DPDP Act [A10-2C7]. This text from 13 November 2025. No other text held.

Cite: Section 18, DPDP Act [S10-NBA]. Machine: S10-NBA.

18. Establishment of Board.—(1) With effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint, there shall be established, for the purposes of this Act, a Board to be called the Data Protection Board of India.

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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

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Section 18, DPDP Act [S10-NBA]