Section 25 Members and officers to be public servants
25. The ChairpersonDefined in section 2(e): Chairperson means the Chairperson of the Board, Members, officers and employees of the BoardDefined in section 2(c): Board means the Data Protection Board of India established by the Central Government under section 18 shall be deemed, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of provisions of this Act, to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.