Amendments to certain Acts

1. (1)
   In section 14 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997, in clause (c), for sub-clauses (i) and (ii), the following sub-clauses shall be substituted, namely:—
2. “(i) the Appellate Tribunal under the Information Technology Act, 2000;

   1. (ii)
      the Appellate Tribunal under the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008; and

      1. (iii)
         the Appellate Tribunal under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.”.
3. (2)
   The Information Technology Act, 2000 shall be amended in the following manner, namely:—

   1. (a)
      section 43A shall be omitted;
   2. (b)
      in section 81, in the proviso, after the words and figures “the Patents Act, 1970”, the words and figures “or the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023” shall be inserted; and
   3. (c)
      in section 87, in sub-section (2), clause (ob) shall be omitted.
4. (3)
   In section 8 of the Right to Information Act, 2005, in sub-section (1), for clause (j), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—
5. “(j) information which relates to personal information;”.

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