Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016

§ 1 Short title, extent and commencement

§ 2 Definitions

§ 3 Aadhaar number

§ 4 Properties of Aadhaar number

§ 5 Special measures for issuance of Aadhaar number to certain category of persons

§ 6 Update of certain information

§ 7 Proof of Aadhaar number necessary for receipt of certain subsidies, benefits and services, etc.

§ 8 Authentication of Aadhaar number

§ 9 Aadhaar number not evidence of citizenship or domicile, etc.

§ 10 Central Identities Data Repository

§ 11 Establishment of Authority

§ 12 Composition of Authority

§ 13 Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and Members of Authority

§ 14 Term of office and other conditions of service of Chairperson and Members

§ 15 Removal of Chairperson and Members

§ 16 Restrictions on Chairperson or Members on employment after cessation of office

§ 17 Functions of Chairperson

§ 18 Chief executive officer

§ 19 Meetings of Authority

§ 20 Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Authority

§ 21 Officers and other employees of Authority

§ 22 Transfer of assets, liabilities of Authority

§ 23 Powers and functions of Authority

§ 24 Grants by Central Government

§ 25 Fund

§ 26 Accounts and audit

§ 27 Returns and annual report, etc.

§ 28 Security and confidentiality of information

§ 29 Restriction on sharing information

§ 30 Biometric information deemed to be sensitive personal information

§ 31 Alteration of demographic information or biometric information

§ 32 Access to own information and records of requests for authentication

§ 33 Disclosure of information in certain cases

§ 34 Penalty for impersonation at time of enrolment

§ 35 Penalty for impersonation of Aadhaar number holder by changing demographic information or biometric information

§ 36 Penalty for impersonation

§ 37 Penalty for disclosing identity information

§ 38 Penalty for unauthorised access to the Central Identities Data Repository

§ 39 Penalty for tampering with data in Central Identities Data Repository

§ 40 Penalty for unauthorised use by requesting entity or offline verification-seeking entity

§ 41 Penalty for non-compliance with intimation requirements

§ 42 General penalty

§ 43 Offences by companies

§ 44 Act to apply for offence or contravention committed outside India

§ 45 Power to investigate offences

§ 46 Penalties not to interfere with other punishments

§ 47 Cognizance of offences

§ 48 Power of Central Government to supersede Authority

§ 49 Members, officers, etc., to be public servants

§ 50 Power of Central Government to issue directions

§ 51 Delegation

§ 52 Protection of action taken in good faith

§ 53 Power of Central Government to make rules

§ 54 Power of Authority to make regulations

§ 55 Laying of rules and regulations before Parliament

§ 56 Application of other laws not barred

§ 57 [Omitted]

§ 58 Power to remove difficulties

§ 59 Savings