Act Number: 18

Act Name: The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016.

Year: 2016

Enactment Date: 2016-03-25

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Department:

Section 40: Penalty for unauthorised use by requesting entity or offline verification-seeking entity.
    1[40. Penalty for unauthorised use by requesting entity or offline verification-seeking entity.--
         Whoever,-- (a) being a requesting entity, uses the identity information of an individual in contravention of sub-section (2) of section 8; or
         (b) being an offline verification-seeking entity, uses the identity information of an individual in contravention of sub-section (2) of section 8A, shall be punishable with imprisonment 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.]
    
Notes:
1. Subs. by s. 18, for section 40 (w.e.f. 25-7-2019)
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