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DPDP Act Section 1
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The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023

Section 1 Short title and commencement

Chapter
I · Preliminary
1. (1) This Act may be called the Digital Personal DataDefined in section 2(n): digital personal data means personal data in digital form Protection Act, 2023
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notificationDefined in section 2(r): notification means a notification published in the Official Gazette and the expressions notify and notified shall be construed accordingly in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision