Section 21. Disqualifications for appointment and continuation as Chairperson and Members of Board
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (Act 22 of 2023). Verbatim text from the Gazette of India.
Section 21 in one line
Insolvency, moral turpitude, incapacity, conflicting interest, abuse of position; hearing before removal
Maintainers' summary, not statutory text. The verbatim section follows.
(1) A person shall be disqualified for being appointed and continued as the Chairperson or a Member, if she—
(a) has been adjudged as an insolvent;
(b) has been convicted of an offence, which in the opinion of the Central Government, involves moral turpitude;
(c) has become physically or mentally incapable of acting as a Member;
(d) has acquired such financial or other interest, as is likely to affect prejudicially her functions as a Member; or
(e) has so abused her position as to render her continuance in office prejudicial to the public interest.
(2) The Chairperson or Member shall not be removed from her office by the Central Government unless she has been
given an opportunity of being heard in the matter.