Section 44: Amendments to certain Acts

←Sec. 43: Power to remove difficultiesSec. 43

Simple Explanation

Section 44 makes consequential amendments to other laws: 1. TRAI Act, 1997: Updates the composition of TDSAT to include appeals from this Act. 2. IT Act, 2000: - Omits Section 43A (compensation for failure to protect data, now covered under DPDP Act) - Updates Section 81 to ensure consistency with the DPDP Act - Omits clause (ob) of Section 87(2) 3. RTI Act, 2005: Replaces clause (j) of Section 8(1) to align the personal information exemption with the DPDP framework. These amendments ensure harmony between the DPDP Act and existing legislation.

Key Points

✓Amends TRAI Act to include DPDP appeals in TDSAT
✓Omits Section 43A of IT Act (now covered by DPDP Act)
✓Updates RTI Act's personal information exemption
✓Ensures consistency across statutes

Official Text (Summary)

This section amends the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 to include the Appellate Tribunal under this Act. It amends the Information Technology Act, 2000 to omit Section 43A and update references. It amends the Right to Information Act, 2005 to replace the personal information exemption clause.

Source: The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (No. 22 of 2023), Ministry of Law and Justice.

More Sections in Chapter IX

Sec. 35 Sec. 36 Sec. 37 Sec. 38 Sec. 39 Sec. 40 Sec. 41 Sec. 42 Sec. 43 Sec. 44

All Chapters

I. Preliminary II. Obligations of Data Fiduciary III. Rights and Duties of Data Principal IV. Special Provisions V. Data Protection Board of India VI. Powers, Functions and Procedure to be Followed by Board VII. Appeal and Alternate Dispute Resolution VIII. Penalties and Adjudication IX. Miscellaneous

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