Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery Of Financial And Other Subsides, Benefits And Services) Act, 2016

Appeals to Appellate Tribunal (1) The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunalestablished under section 14 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 (24 of 1997), shallbe Appellate Tribunal for the purposes of hearing appeals against the decision of the Adjudicating Officerunder this Act.(2) A person or entity in the Aadhaar ecosystem aggrieved by […]

Power to adjudicate —(1) For the purposes of adjudication under section 33A and imposing apenalty there under, the Authority shall appoint an officer of the Authority, who is not below the rank of aJoint Secretary to the Government of India and possessing such qualification and experience as may beprescribed, to be an Adjudicating Officer for

Penalty for failure to comply with provisions of this Act, rules, regulations and directions (1) Where an entity in the Aadhaar ecosystem fails to comply with the provision of this Act,the rules or regulations made there under or directions issued by the Authority under section 23A, or failsto furnish any information, document, or return of

Disclosure of information in certain cases —(1) Nothing contained in sub-section (2) orsub-section (5) of section 28 or sub-section (2) of section 29 shall apply in respect of any disclosure ofinformation, including identity information or authentication records, made pursuant to an order of a courtnot inferior to that of a 2[Judge of a High Court]:Provided

Access to own information and records of requests for authentication —(1) The Authorityshall maintain authentication records in such manner and for such period as may be specified byregulations.(2) Every Aadhaar number holder shall be entitled to obtain his authentication record in such manneras may be specified by regulations.(3) The Authority shall not, either by itself

Alteration of demographic information or biometric information (1) In case anydemographic information of an Aadhaar number holder is found incorrect or changes subsequently, theAadhaar number holder shall request the Authority to alter such demographic information in his record inthe Central Identities Data Repository in such manner as may be specified by regulations.(2) In case any

Biometric information deemed to be sensitive personal information The biometricinformation collected and stored in electronic form, in accordance with this Act and regulations madethereunder, shall be deemed to be “electronic record” and “sensitive personal data or information”, andthe provisions contained in the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000) and the rules madethereunder shall apply

Restriction on sharing information (1) No core biometric information, collected or createdunder this Act, shall be—(a) shared with anyone for any reason whatsoever; or(b) used for any purpose other than generation of Aadhaar numbers and authentication under thisAct.(2) The identity information, other than core biometric information, collected or created under thisAct may be shared only

Security and confidentiality of information (1) The Authority shall ensure the security ofidentity information and authentication records of individuals.(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Authority shall ensure confidentiality of identityinformation and authentication records of individuals.(3) The Authority shall take all necessary measures to ensure that the information in the possession orcontrol of

Returns and annual report, etc 1) The Authority shall furnish to the Central Government at such time and in such form and manner as may be prescribed or as the Central Government may direct, such returns and statements and particulars in regard to any matter under the jurisdiction of the Authority, as the Central Government