DPDP Act 2023 · s. 14 · Ch. IIIUpcoming · 13 May 2027
Right to nominate
- Status
- Upcoming
- Applies from
- 13 May 2027G.S.R. 843(E)
- Penalty
- Up to Rs 50 croreSchedule, item 7
- Binds
- Every Data Fiduciary, for each Data Principal
In plain English
A person can nominate someone else to exercise their rights under the Act if they die or become incapable of doing so. The nomination is made in the manner the Rules prescribe.
What you must do
Provide a way for a Data Principal to record a nominee, and honour a nominee's requests when the conditions are met.
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Gazette text · s. 14A Data Principal shall have the right to nominate, in such manner as may be prescribed, any other individual, who shall, in the event of death or incapacity of the Data Principal, exercise the rights of the Data Principal in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder.
- (1)A Data Principal shall have the right to nominate, in such manner as may be prescribed, any other individual, who shall, in the event of death or incapacity of the Data Principal, exercise the rights of the Data Principal in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder.
- (2)For the purposes of this section, the expression “incapacity” means inability to exercise the rights of the Data Principal under the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder due to unsoundness of mind or infirmity of body.
Source: Gazette of India, Act No. 22 of 2023, 11 Aug 2023 (MeitY copy)
Rules and tools that apply
Sources: Gazette of India, Act No. 22 of 2023, 11 Aug 2023 (MeitY copy); DPDP Act 2023, s. 14 · Change log