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

Section - 1 - Short title, extent and commencement

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Section - 2 - Definitions

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Section - 3 - Aadhaar number

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Section - 3A - Aadhaar number of children

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Section - 4 - Properties of Aadhaar number

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

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Section - 6 - Update of certain information

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

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Section - 8 - Authentication of Aadhaar number

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Section - 8A - Offline verification of Aadhaar number

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

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Section - 10 - Central Identities Data Repository

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Section - 11 - Establishment of Authority

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Section - 12 - Composition of Authority

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Section - 13 - Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and Members of Authority

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Section - 14 - Term of office and other conditions of service of Chairperson and Members

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Section - 15 - Removal of Chairperson and Members

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Section - 16 - Restrictions on Chairperson or Members on employment after cessation of office

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Section - 17 - Functions of Chairperson

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Section - 18 - Chief executive officer

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Section - 19 - Meetings of Authority

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Section - 20 - Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Authority

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Section - 21 - Officers and other employees of Authority

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Section - 22 - Transfer of assets, liabilities of Authority

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Section - 23 - Powers and functions of Authority

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Section - 23A - Power of Authority to issue directions

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Section - 24 - Grants by Central Government

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Section - 25 - Fund

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Section - 26 - Accounts and audit

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Section - 27 - Returns and annual report, etc.

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Section - 28 - Security and confidentiality of information

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Section - 29 - Restriction on sharing information

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Section - 30 - Biometric information deemed to be sensitive personal information

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Section - 31 - Alteration of demographic information or biometric information

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Section - 32 - Access to own information and records of requests for authentication

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Section - 33 - Disclosure of information in certain cases

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Section - 33A - Penalty for failure to comply with provisions of this Act, rules, regulations and directions

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Section - 33B - Power to adjudicate

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Section - 33C - Appeals to Appellate Tribunal

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Section - 33D - Procedure and powers of the Appellate Tribunal

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Section - 33E - Appeal to Supreme Court of India

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Section - 33F - Civil court not to have jurisdiction

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Section - 34 - Penalty for Impersonation at time of enrolment

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

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Section - 36 - Penalty for impersonation

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Section - 37 - Penalty for disclosing identity information

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Section - 38 - Penalty for unauthorised access to the Central Identities Data Repository

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Section - 39 - Penalty for tampering with data in Central Identities Data Repository

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

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Section - 41 - Penalty for non-compliance with intimation requirements

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Section - 42 - General penalty

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Section - 43 - Offences by companies

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Section - 44 - Act to apply for offence or contravention committed outside India

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Section - 45 - Power to investigate offences

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Section - 46 - Penalties not to interfere with other punishments

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Section - 47 - Cognizance of offences

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Section - 48 - Power of Central Government to supersede Authority

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Section - 49 - Members, officers, etc., to be public servants

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Section - 50 - Power of Central Government to issue directions

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Section - 50A - Exemption from tax on income

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Section - 51 - Delegation

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Section - 52 - Protection of action taken in good faith

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Section - 53 - Power of Central Government to make rules

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Section - 54 - Power of Authority to make regulations

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Section - 55 - Laying of rules and regulations before Parliament

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Section - 56 - Application of other laws not barred

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Section - 57 - Act not to prevent use of Aadhaar Number for other purposes under law

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Section - 58 - Power to remove difficulties

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Section - 59 - Savings

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