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DPDP Act 2023 · s. 1 · Ch. IIn force

Short title and commencement

Status
In force
In force since
In force nowG.S.R. 843(E)
Penalty
No separate penalty
Binds
No direct duty on companies

In plain English

Names the Act and lets the Central Government bring its sections into force on dates it notifies, with different dates for different sections. That is why the Act arrived in phases: 13 Nov 2025, 13 Nov 2026 and 13 May 2027.

Gazette text · s. 1This Act may be called the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
  1. (1)
    This Act may be called the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
  2. (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.

Source: Gazette of India, Act No. 22 of 2023, 11 Aug 2023 (MeitY copy)

Rules and tools that apply

Commencement notification G.S.R. 843(E)

Sources: Gazette of India, Act No. 22 of 2023, 11 Aug 2023 (MeitY copy); DPDP Act 2023, s. 1 · Change log

This page explains the law in plain English. It is not legal advice. Statutory text is reproduced from the Gazette of India; Infofacility's notes are its own.