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Section 40(2)

Section 40(2)

(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
(a) the manner in which the notice given by the Data Fiduciary to a Data Principal shall inform her, under sub-section (1) of section 5;
(b) the manner in which the notice given by the Data Fiduciary to a Data Principal shall inform her, under sub-section (2) of section 5;
(c) the manner of accountability and the obligations of Consent Manager under sub-section (8) of section 6;
(d) the manner of registration of Consent Manager and the conditions relating thereto, under sub-section (9) of section 6;
(e) the subsidy, benefit, service, certificate, licence or permit for the provision or issuance of which, personal data may be processed under clause (b) of section 7;
(f) the form and manner of intimation of personal data breach to the Board under sub-section (6) of section 8;
(g) the time period for the specified purpose to be deemed as no longer being served, under sub-section (8) of section 8;
(h) the manner of publishing the business contact information of a Data Protection Officer under sub-section (9) of section 8;
(i) the manner of obtaining verifiable consent under sub-section (1) of section 9;
(j) the classes of Data Fiduciaries, the purposes of processing of personal data of a child and the conditions relating thereto, under sub-section (4) of section 9;
(k) the other matters comprising the process of Data Protection Impact Assessment under sub-clause (i) of clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 10;
(l) the other measures that the Significant Data Fiduciary shall undertake under sub-clause (iii) of clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 10;
(m) the manner in which a Data Principal shall make a request to the Data Fiduciary to obtain information and any other information related to the personal data of such Data Principal and its processing, under sub-section (1) of section 11;
(n) the manner in which a Data Principal shall make a request to the Data Fiduciary for erasure of her personal data under sub-section (3) of section 12;
(o) the period within which the Data Fiduciary shall respond to any grievances under sub-section (2) of section 13;
(p) the manner of nomination of any other individual by the Data Principal under sub-section (1) of section 14;
(q) the standards for processing the personal data for exemption under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 17;
(r) the manner of appointment of the Chairperson and other Members of the Board under sub-section (2) of section 19;
(s) the salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of services of the Chairperson and other Members of the Board under sub-section (1) of section 20;
(t) the manner of authentication of orders, directions and instruments under sub-section (1) of section 23;
(u) the terms and conditions of appointment and service of officers and employees of the Board under section 24;
(v) the techno-legal measures to be adopted by the Board under sub-section (1) of section 28;
(w) the other matters under clause (d) of sub-section (7) of section 28;
(x) the form, manner and fee for filing an appeal under sub-section (2) of section 29;
(y) the procedure for dealing an appeal under sub-section (8) of section 29;
(z) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed or in respect of which provision is to be, or may be, made by rules.
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An ACT CHAPTER I - PRELIMINARY Section 1. Short title and commencement Section 1(1) Section 1(2) Section 2. Definitions Section 2(a) Section 2(b) Section 2(c) Section 2(d) Section 2(e) Section 2(f) Section 2(g) Section 2(h) Section 2(i) Section 2(j) Section 2(j)(i) Section 2(j)(ii) Section 2(k) Section 2(l) Section 2(m) Section 2(n) Section 2(o) Section 2(o)(i) Section 2(o)(ii) Section 2(p) Section 2(p)(i) Section 2(p)(ii) Section 2(q) Section 2(r) Section 2(s) Section 2(s)(i) Section 2(s)(ii) Section 2(s)(iii) Section 2(s)(iv) Section 2(s)(v) Section 2(s)(vi) Section 2(s)(vii) Section 2(t) Section 2(u) Section 2(v) Section 2(w) Section 2(x) Section 2(y) Section 2(z) Section 2(za) Section 2(zb) Section 3. Application of Act Section 3(a) Section 3(b) Section 3(c) CHAPTER II - OBLIGATIONS OF DATA FIDUCIARY Section 4. Grounds for processing personal da... Section 4(1) Section 4(2) Section 5. Notice Section 5(1) Section 5(2) Section 5(3) Section 6. Consent Section 6(1) Section 6(2) Section 6(3) Section 6(4) Section 6(5) Section 6(6) Section 6(7) Section 6(8) Section 6(9) Section 6(10) Section 7. Certain legitimate uses Section 7(a) Section 7(b) Section 7(c) Section 7(d) Section 7(e) Section 7(f) Section 7(g) Section 7(h) Explanation to Section 7(h) Section 7(i) Section 8. General obligations of Data Fiduci... Section 8(1) Section 8(2) Section 8(3) Section 8(4) Section 8(5) Section 8(6) Section 8(7) Section 8(8) Section 8(9) Section 8(10) Section 8(11) Section 9. Processing of personal data of chi... Section 9(1) Explanation to Section 9(1) Section 9(2) Section 9(3) Section 9(4) Section 9(5) Section 10. Additional obligations of Signifi... Section 10(1) Section 10(2) CHAPTER III - RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF DATA PRINC... Section 11. Right to access information about... Section 11(1) Section 11(2) Section 12. Right to correction and erasure o... Section 12(1) Section 12(2) Section 12(3) Section 13. Right of grievance redressal Section 13(1) Section 13(2) Section 13(3) Section 14. Right to nominate Section 14(1) Section 14(2) Section 15. Duties of Data Principal CHAPTER IV - SPECIAL PROVISIONS Section 16. Processing of personal data outsi... Section 16(1) Section 16(2) Section 17. Exemptions Section 17(1) Explanation to Section 17(1)(f) Section 17(2) Section 17(3) Explanation to Section 17(3) Section 17(4) Section 17(5) CHAPTER V - DATA PROTECTION BOARD OF INDIA Section 18. Establishment of Board Section 18(1) Section 18(2) Section 18(3) Section 19. Composition and qualifications fo... Section 19(1) Section 19(2) Section 19(3) Section 20. Salary, allowances payable to and... Section 20(1) Section 20(2) Section 21. Disqualifications for appointment... Section 21(1) Section 21(2) Section 22. Resignation by Members and fillin... Section 22(1) Section 22(2) Section 22(3) Section 23. Proceedings of Board Section 23(1) Section 23(2) Section 23(3) Section 24. Officers and employees of Board Section 25. Members and officers to be public... Section 26. Powers of Chairperson CHAPTER VI - POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND PROCEDURE... Section 27. Powers and functions of Board Section 27(1) Section 27(2) Section 27(3) Section 28. Procedure to be followed by Board Section 28(1) Section 28(2) Section 28(3) Section 28(4) Section 28(5) Section 28(6) Section 28(7) Section 28(8) Section 28(9) Section 28(10) Section 28(11) Section 28(12) CHAPTER VII - APPEAL AND ALTERNATE DISPUTE RE... Section 29. Appeal to Appellate Tribunal Section 29(1) Section 29(2) Section 29(3) Section 29(4) Section 29(5) Section 29(6) Section 29(7) Section 29(8) Section 29(9) Section 29(10) Section 30. Orders passed by Appellate Tribun... Section 30(1) Section 30(2) Section 31. Alternate dispute resolution Section 32. Voluntary undertaking Section 32(1) Section 32(2) Section 32(3) Section 32(4) Section 32(5) CHAPTER VIII - PENALTIES AND ADJUDICATION Section 33. Penalties Section 33(1) Section 33(2) Section 34. Crediting sums realised by way of... CHAPTER IX - MISCELLANEOUS Section 35. Protection of action taken in goo... Section 36. Power to call for information Section 37. Power of Central Government to is... Section 37(1) Section 37(2) Section 37(3) Section 38. Consistency with other laws Section 38(1) Section 38(2) Section 39. Bar of jurisdiction Section 40. Power to make rules Section 40(1) Section 40(2) Section 41. Laying of rules and certain notif... Section 42. Power to amend Schedule Section 42(1) Section 42(2) Section 43. Power to remove difficulties Section 43(1) Section 43(2) Section 43(3) Section 44. Amendments to certain Acts Section 44(1) Section 44(2) Section 44(3) Schedule - THE SCHEDULE

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