Act 18 of 2016

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

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 of Electronics and Information Technology
Enacted 2016-03-25
69 sections

Section	Title
1	Short title, extent and commencement.	Read
2	Definitions.	Read
3	Aadhaar number.	Read
3A	Aadhaar number of children	Read
4	Properties of Aadhaar number.	Read
5	Special measures for issuance of Aadhaar number to certain category of persons.	Read
6	Update of certain information.	Read
7	Proof of Aadhaar number necessary for receipt of certain subsidies, benefits and services, etc.	Read
8	Authentication of Aadhaar number.	Read
8A	Offline verification of Aadhaar number.	Read
9	Aadhaar number not evidence of citizenship or domicile, etc.	Read
10	Central Identities Data Repository.	Read
11	Establishment of Authority.	Read
12	Composition of Authority.	Read
13	Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and Members of Authority.	Read
14	Term of office and other conditions of service of Chairperson and Members.	Read
15	Removal of Chairperson and Members.	Read
16	Restrictions on Chairperson or Members on employment after cessation of office.	Read
17	Functions of Chairperson.	Read
18	Chief executive officer.	Read
19	Meetings of Authority.	Read
20	Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Authority.	Read
21	Officers and other employees of Authority.	Read
22	Transfer of assets, liabilities of Authority.	Read
23	Powers and functions of Authority.	Read
23A	Power of Authority to issue directions.	Read
24	Grants by Central Government.	Read
25	Fund.	Read
26	Accounts and audit.	Read
27	Returns and annual report, etc.	Read
28	Security and confidentiality of information.	Read
29	Restriction on sharing information.	Read
30	Biometric information deemed to be sensitive personal information.	Read
31	Alteration of demographic information or biometric information.	Read
32	Access to own information and records of requests for authentication.	Read
33	Disclosure of information in certain cases.	Read
33A	Penalty for failure to comply with provisions of this Act, rules, regulations and directions.	Read
33B	Power to adjudicate.	Read
33C	Appeals to Appellate Tribunal.	Read
33D	Procedure and powers of the Appellate Tribunal	Read
33E	Appeal to Supreme Court of India.	Read
33F	Civil court not to have jurisdiction	Read
34	Penalty for impersonation at time of enrolment.	Read
35	Penalty for impersonation of Aadhaar number holder by changing demographic information or biometric information.	Read
36	Penalty for impersonation.	Read
37	Penalty for disclosing identity information.	Read
38	Penalty for unauthorised access to the Central Identities Data Repository.	Read
39	Penalty for tampering with data in Central Identities Data Repository.	Read
40	Penalty for unauthorised use by requesting entity or offline verification-seeking entity.	Read
41	Penalty for non-compliance with intimation requirements.	Read
42	General penalty.	Read
43	Offences by companies.	Read
44	Act to apply for offence or contravention committed outside India.	Read
45	Power to investigate offences.	Read
46	Penalties not to interfere with other punishments.	Read
47	Cognizance of offences.	Read
48	Power of Central Government to supersede Authority.	Read
49	Members, officers, etc., to be public servants.	Read
50	Power of Central Government to issue directions.	Read
50A	Exemption from tax on income.	Read
51	Delegation.	Read
52	Protection of action taken in good faith.	Read
53	Power of Central Government to make rules.	Read
54	Power of Authority to make regulations.	Read
55	Laying of rules and regulations before Parliament.	Read
56	Application of other laws not barred.	Read
57	Act not to prevent use of Aadhaar number for other purposes under law.	Read
58	Power to remove difficulties.	Read
59	Savings.	Read