# Section 19 DPDP Act 2023: Composition and qualifications for

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**CHAPTER V: DATA PROTECTION BOARD OF INDIA.** The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (Act 22 of 2023), section 19. Verbatim from the Gazette of India.

Summary (maintainers', not statutory text): Chairperson + notified Members, Centre-appointed; at least one legal expert

## Section 19. Composition and qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and Members

(1) The Board shall consist of a Chairperson and such number of other Members as the Central Government may notify.

(2) The Chairperson and other Members shall be appointed by the Central Government in such manner as may be prescribed.

(3) The Chairperson and other Members shall be a person of ability, integrity and standing who possesses special
knowledge or practical experience in the fields of data governance, administration or implementation of laws
related to social or consumer protection, dispute resolution, information and communication technology, digital
economy, law, regulation or techno-regulation, or in any other field which in the opinion of the Central Government
may be useful to the Board, and at least one among them shall be an expert in the field of law.