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ACT-19 Tranche 1 (13 Nov 2025) — In Force
Status: in force
Section 19: Composition and appointment
Record the conflicting membership wording in recruitment vs GSR845 without silently reconciling.
Regulated Actor: Central Government; Chairperson and Members
Gazette Baseline: Lines 595–610
Statutory Trigger
Composition and appointment
Applies to: Central Government; Chairperson and Members
Substantive Conditions
Chairperson plus notified other membership; prescribed appointments; listed expertise, at least one law expert.
Statutory Exceptions
No individual appointed by composition notification alone.
Official Gazette Text (Verbatim Publication)
Ministry of Law and Justice publication, Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
Composition 19. (1) The Board shall consist of a Chairperson and such number of other Members
and as the Central Government may notify.
qualifications
for (2) The Chairperson and other Members shall be appointed by the Central Government
appointment
in such manner as may be prescribed.
of
Chairperson
(3) The Chairperson and other Members shall be a person of ability, integrity and
and Members.
standing who possesses special knowledge or practical experience in the fields of data
governance, administration or implementation of laws related to social or consumer
protection, dispute resolution, information and communication technology, digital economy,
law, regulation or techno-regulation, or in any other field which in the opinion of the Central
Government may be useful to the Board, and at least one among them shall be an expert in
the field of law.
Mapped Operational Controls (1)
Enterprise obligations in the Control Master Matrix grounded in this statutory provision.