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DPDP Act 2023 · Section 23

Proceedings of Board

Status
In force
Commencement
13 November 2025 · official
Source
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (Gazette print hosted by MeitY) · Gazette page 13
Last verified
17 August 2026
Official requirement · verbatim

Section 23. Proceedings of Board.(1) The Board shall observe such procedure in regard to the holding of and transaction of business at its meetings, including by digital means, and authenticate its orders, directions and instruments in such manner as may be prescribed. (2) No act or proceeding of the Board shall be invalid merely by reason of— (a) any vacancy in or any defect in the constitution of the Board; (b) any defect in the appointment of a person acting as the Chairperson or other Member of the Board; or (c) any irregularity in the procedure of the Board, which does not affect the merits of the case. (3) When the Chairperson is unable to discharge her functions owing to absence, illness or any other cause, the senior-most Member shall discharge the functions of the Chairperson until the date on which the Chairperson resumes her duties.

Commencement basis · Sections 1(2) and 2, sections 18 to 26, sections 35 and 38 to 43, and section 44(1) and (3) of the Act

“(a) the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette as the date on which the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 1, section 2, sections 18 to 26 sections 35, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, and sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 44 of the said Act shall come into force;”

From commencement notification G.S.R. 843(E), Gazette issue No. 757, printed date 13 November 2025.

Sources cited on this page

  1. [1]The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (Gazette print hosted by MeitY) (Act No. 22 of 2023), s. 23, p. 13. Published 11 August 2023. Official source ↗ · Official requirement · Verified 17 August 2026The hyphenated form “senior-most” in sub-section (3) is retained exactly as printed in the Gazette.
  2. [2]Commencement notification for the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (G.S.R. 843(E)), (a), p. 2. Published 13 November 2025. Official source ↗ · Official requirement · Verified 17 August 2026Notification G.S.R. 843(E) names this section in the group in force from the date of publication of the notification, printed as 13 November 2025 on Gazette issue No. 757.
  3. [3]Commencement notification for the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (G.S.R. 843(E)), (a), p. 2. Published 13 November 2025. Official source ↗ · Official requirement · Verified 17 August 2026The publication date, 13 November 2025, is printed on the masthead of Gazette issue No. 757 itself. The eGazette portal lists this document with an upload date of 14 November 2025; the printed Gazette date is treated as authoritative, consistent with the treatment of the Rules in Gazette issue No. 760. The words "sub- sections (1) and (3)" appear with a line break split in the Gazette text layer and have been joined in this quote.