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G.S.R. 447(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 6 read with clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 6 of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (11 of 2023), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement. — (1) These rules may be called the Digital Personal Data Protection (Consent Manager) Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions. — In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “consent artefact” means an electronic record of a Data Principal’s consent, in the form specified in the Schedule;
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3. Registration of Consent Managers. — Every entity intending to operate as a Consent Manager shall register itself with the Data Protection Board of India in Form-1 of the Schedule and shall satisfy the following conditions —
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