Section 36
Penalty for impersonation.
The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016.
About this Act
An Act to provide for, as a good governance, efficient, transparent, and targeted delivery of subsidies, benefits and services, the expenditure for which is incurred from the Consolidated Fund of India, to individuals residing in India through assigning of unique identity numbers to such individuals and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Whoever, not being authorised to collect identity information
under the provisions of this Act, by words, conduct or demeanour pretends that he is authorised to do so,
shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with a fine which
may extend to ten thousand rupees or, in the case of a company, with a fine which may extend to one lakh
rupees or with both.