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DPDP Act 2023 · s. 25 · Ch. VIn force · 13 Nov 2025

Members and officers to be public servants

Status
In force
In force since
13 Nov 2025G.S.R. 843(E)
Penalty
No separate penalty
Binds
No direct duty on companies

In plain English

The Chairperson, Members, officers and employees of the Board are public servants within the meaning of the Indian Penal Code (now the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita).

Gazette text · s. 25The 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.
  1. 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.

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

Sources: Gazette of India, Act No. 22 of 2023, 11 Aug 2023 (MeitY copy); DPDP Act 2023, s. 25 · Change log

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