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  • DPDPA LAW
    • Section 1: Short Title and Commencement
    • Section 2: Definitions
    • Section 3: Application of Act
    • Section 4: Grounds for processing personal data
    • Section 5: Notice
    • Section 6: Consent
    • Section 7: Certain legitimate uses
    • Section 8: General obligations
    • Section 9: Processing data of children
    • Section 10: Significant Data Fiduciary
    • Section 11: Right to access information
    • Section 12: Right to correction and erasure
    • Section 13: Right of grievance redressal
    • Section 14: Right to nominate
    • Section 15: Duties of Data Principal
    • Section 16: Processing personal data outside India
    • Section 17: Exemptions
    • Section 18: Establishment of Board
    • Section 19: Composition and qualifications
    • Section 20: Salary, allowances and term
    • Section 21: Disqualifications
    • Section 22: Resignation and vacancy
    • Section 23: Proceedings of Board
    • Section 24: Officers and employees
    • Section 25: Public servants
    • Section 26: Powers of Chairperson
    • Section 27: Powers and functions
    • Section 28: Procedure to be followed
    • Section 29: Appeal to Appellate Tribunal
    • Section 30: Orders executable as decree
    • Section 31: Alternate dispute resolution
    • Section 32: Voluntary undertaking
    • Section 33: Penalties
    • Section 34: Crediting sums realised
    • Section 35: Protection of action
    • Section 36: Power to call for info
    • Section 37: Power of Central Govt
    • Section 38: Consistency with laws
    • Section 39: Bar of jurisdiction
    • Section 40: Power to make rules
    • Section 41: Laying of rules
    • Section 42: Power to amend Schedule
    • Section 43: Power to remove difficulties
    • Section 44: Amendments to Acts
  • THE SCHEDULE [See section 33 (1)]
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Section 21 DPDPA

Disqualifications for appointment and continuation as Chairperson and Members of Board.

Official Legal Text

21.

(1) A person shall be disqualified for being appointed and continued as the Chairperson or a Member, if she—
(a) has been adjudged as an insolvent;
(b) has been convicted of an offence, which in the opinion of the Central Government, involves moral turpitude;
(c) has become physically or mentally incapable of acting as a Member;
(d) has acquired such financial or other interest, as is likely to affect prejudicially her functions as a Member; or
(e) has so abused her position as to render her continuance in office prejudicial to the public interest.

(2) The Chairperson or Member shall not be removed from her office by the Central Government unless she has been given an opportunity of being heard in the matter.
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