Registration and obligations of Consent Manager

—(1) A person who fulfils the conditions for registration of Consent Managers set out in Part A of First Schedule may apply to the Board for registration as a Consent Manager by furnishing such particulars and such other information and documents as the Board may publish in this behalf on its website.

(2) On receipt of such application, the Board may make such inquiry as it may deem fit to satisfy itself regarding fulfilment of the conditions set out in Part A of First Schedule, and if-

(a) is satisfied, register the applicant as a Consent Manager, under intimation to the applicant, and publish on its website the particulars of such Consent Manager; or
(b) is not satisfied with the fact, shall reject the application and inform the applicant of the reasons for rejection.

(3) The liabilities of the Concession Manager shall be the liabilities specified in Part B of the First Schedule

(4) If the Board is of the opinion that any Concession Manager is not complying with the conditions and obligations under this Regulation, it may, after giving an opportunity of being heard, inform the Concession Manager of such non-compliance and direct the Concession Manager to take steps to ensure compliance.

(5) If the Board finds that it is necessary to do so in the interests of the data principal, it may, after giving an opportunity of being heard to the consent manager, by order for reasons to be recorded in writing,—

(a) suspend or cancel the registration of such consent manager; and
(b) give such other directions to the consent manager as it may in its discretion to protect the interests of the data principal.

(6) The Board may, for the purposes of this Regulation, require the Concession Manager to supply such information as the Board may require.

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