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

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Description
• The Aadhaar (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2016
• The Unique Identification Authority of India (Transaction of Business at
  Meeting of the Authority) Regulations, 2016
• The Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016
• The Aadhar (Authentication) Regulations, 2016
• The Aadhar (Data Security) Regulations, 2016
• The Aadhar (Sharing Of Information) Regulations, 2016
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Contents
THE AADHAAR (TARGETED DELIVERY
OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUBSIDIES,
BENEFITS AND SERVICES) ACT, 2016
CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY
1. Short title, extent and commencement
2. Definitions
CHAPTER II ENROLMENT
3. Aadhaar number
4. Properties of Aadhaar number
5. Special measures for issuance of Aadhaar number to certain category of persons
6. Update of certain information
CHAPTER III AUTHENTICATION
7. Proof of Aadhaar number necessary for receipt of certain subsidies,
    benefits and services, etc.
8. Authentication of Aadhaar number
9. Aadhaar number not evidence of citizenship or domicile, etc. 10.Central
    Identities Data Repository
CHAPTER IV
UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AUTHORITY OF INDIA
11.Establishment of Authority   
12.Composition of Authority
13.Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and Members of Authority
14.Term of office and other conditions of service of Chairperson
   and Members   
15.Removal of Chairperson and Members
16.Restrictions on Chairperson or Members on employment after
cessation of office
17.Functions of Chairperson
18.Chief executive officer
19.Meetings of Authority
20.Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Authority
21.Officers and other employees of Authority
22.Transfer of assets, liabilities of Authority
23.Powers and functions of Authority
CHAPTER V GRANTS, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT AND ANNUAL REPORT
24.Grants by Central Government
25.Other fees and revenues
26.Accounts and audit
27.Returns and annual report, etc.
CHAPTER VI PROTECTION OF INFORMATION
28.Security and confidentiality of information
29.Restriction on sharing information
30.Biometric information deemed to be sensitive personal information
31.Alteration of demographic information or biometric information
32.Access to own information and records of requests for authentication
33.Disclosure of information in certain cases
CHAPTER VII OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
34.Penalty for impersonation at time of enrolment
35.Penalty for impersonation of Aadhaar number holder by changing
     demographic information or biometric information
36.Penalty for impersonation
37.Penalty for disclosing identity information
38.Penalty for unauthorised access to the Central Identities Data Repository,
39.Penalty for tampering with data in Central Identities Data Repository
40.Penalty for unauthorised use by requesting entity
41.Penalty for non-compliance with intimation requirements
42.General penalty
43.Offences by companies
44.Act to apply for offence or contravention committed outside India.
45.Power to investigate offences
46.Penalties not to interfere with other punishments
47.Cognizance of offences
CHAPTER VIII MISCELLANEOUS
48.Power of Central Government to supersede Authority
49.Members, officers, etc., to be public servants
50.Power of Central Government to issue directions
51.Delegation
52.Protection of action taken in good faith
53.Power of Central Government to make rules
54.Power of Authority to make regulations
55.Laying of rules and regulations before Parliament
56.Application of other laws not barred
57.Act not to prevent use of Aadhaar number for other purposes under law
58.Power to remove difficulties
59.Savings
THE AADHAAR (REMOVAL OF DIFFICULTIES) ORDER, 2016
1. Short title and commencement
2. Continuance of procedures to be followed by the Authority
SCHEDULE 1A.—Aadhaar Enrolment/Correction Form
SCHEDULE IB.—Aadhaar Data Update/Correction Form
THE UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AUTHORITY OF INDIA
(TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS AT MEETINGS OF
THE AUTHORITY) REGULATIONS, 2016
1. Short title and commencement   
2. Definitions
3. Meetings of the Authority
4. Chairperson of the meetings of the Authority   
5. Participation of the Chief Executive Officer
6. Quoru
7. Agenda
8. Decision of meetings of the Authority
9. Closure of debates
10.Minutes of meeting of the Authority
11.Power of the Chief Executive Officer to take urgent action 
12.Decision by circulation
13.Record of Business
14.Independence and Confidentiality :    15.Secretariat
16.Reimbursement of expenses 17.Removal of difficulty
SCHEDULE I.—Specific declaration of interests SCHEDULE
II.—Declaration Concerning Confidentiality
THE AADHAAR (ENROLMENT AND UPDATE) REGULATIONS, 2016
CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY
1. Short title and commencement 
2. Definitions
CHAPTER II RESIDENT ENROLMENT PROCESS
3. Biometric information required for enrolment
4. Demographic information required for enrolment
5. Information required for enrolment of children below five years of age
6. Enrolment of residents with biometric exceptions
7. Role of Registrars, enrolling agencies, etc., in enrolment
8. Equipment, software, etc., used in enrolment
9. Disclosure of information to residents at the time of enrolment
10.Submission and verification of information    
11.Collection of information at enrolment centres  
12.Agencies requiring Aadhaar as condition for receipt of service, etc..
CHAPTER III
GENERATION OF AADHAAR NUMBERS AND DELIVERY TO RESIDENTS
13.Generation of Aadhaar numbers
14.Rejection of enrolment
15.Delivery of Aadhaar number
CHAPTER IV UPDATE OF RESIDENT INFORMATION
16.Request for update of identity information
17.Mandatory update for children
18.Equipment, software, etc. used for update
19.Mode of updating residents' information
20. Convenience fee
CHAPTER V APPOINTMENT OF REGISTRARS, ENROLLING
AGENCIES AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS
21.Appointment of Registrars
22.Registrars engaged before commencement of these regulations
23.Empanelment of Enrolling Agencies
24.Other service providers
25.Testing and certification of staff appointed for enrolment
26.Liability of Registrars, enrolling agencies and other service
     providers and action in case of default
CHAPTER VI OMISSION OR DEACTIVATION OF AADHAAR
NUMBER AND IDENTITY INFORMATION
27.Cases requiring omission of Aadhaar Number
28.Cases requiring deactivation of Aadhaar Number
29.Inquiry into cases requiring omission or deactivation
30.Communication to the Aadhaar number holder
31.Rectification action
CHAPTER VII GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM
32.Setting up of a contact centre for grievance redressal
CHAPTER VIII MISCELLANEOUS
33.Savings
34.Power to issue policies, process documents, etc.
35.Power to issue clarifications, guidelines and removal of difficulties.
SCHEDULE I.—Format for enrolment form
SCHEDULE II.—List of acceptable supporting documents for verification
SCHEDULE III.—Verification of enrolment information
SCHEDULE IV Format for UpdateForm
SCHEDULE V.—Code of Conduct for Service Providers
THE AADHAAR (AUTHENTICATION) REGULATIONS, 2016
CHAPTR I PRELIMINARY
1. Short title and commencement    .           .
2. Definitions
CHAPTER II AADHAAR AUTHENTICATION FRAMEWORK
3. Types of Authentication of Authentication
4. Mode of Authentication
5. Information to the Aadhaar number holder
6. Consent of The Aadhaar number holder
7. Capturing of biometric information by requesting entity
8. Devices, Client applications,etc. used in authentication
9. Process of sending authentication requests
10. Notification of authentication to Aadhaar number holder
11. Biometric locking
APPOINTMENT OF REQUESTING ENTITIES AND AUTHENTICATION
SERVICE AGENCIES
12.Appointment of Requesting Entities and Authentication Service Agencies
13.Procedure where application for appointment is not approved
14.Roles and responsibilities of requesting entities
15. Use of Yes/No authentication facility
16.Use of e-KYC authentication facility
17.Obligations relating to use of identity information by requesting entity
18.Maintenance of logs by requesting entity
19.Roles, responsibilities and code of conduct of Authentication Service Agencies
20.Maintenance of logs by Authentication Service Agencies
21.Audit of requesting entities and Authentication Service Agencies   .
22.Data Security
23.Surrender of the access to authentication facility by requesting
    entity or Authentication Service Agency
24.Agencies appointed before commencement of these regulations
25.Liability and action in case of default
CHAPTER IV
AUTHENTICATION TRANSACTION  DATA AND AUTHENTICATION RECORDS
26.Storage and Maintenance of Authentication Transaction Data
27.Duration of storage
28.Access by Aadhaar number holder
CHAPTER V MISCELLANEOUS
29.Savings
30.Power to issue clarifications, guidelines and removal of difficulties.
SCHEDULE A.—Eligibility criteria for appointment as requesting entities .
SCHEDULE B.—Eligibility criteria of Authentication Service Agencies
THE AADHAAR (DATA SECURITY) REGULATIONS, 2016
1. Short title and commencement
2. Definitions
3. Measures for ensuring information security
4. Security obligations of the personnel
5. Security obligations of service providers, etc.
6. Audits and inspection of service providers, etc.
7. Confidentiality                                             
8. Savings
9. Power to issue policies, process documents, etc.
10.Power to issue clarifications, guidelines and removal of difficulties
THE AADHAAR (SHARING OF INFORMATION) REGULATIONS, 2016
CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY
1. Short title and commencement
2. Definitions
CHAPTER II RESTRICTIONS ON SHARING OF IDENTITY INFORMATION
3. Sharing of information by the Authority
4. Sharing of information by a requesting entity
5. Responsibility of any agency or entity other than requesting
  entity with respect to Aadhaar number
6. Restrictions on sharing, circulating or publishing of Aadhaar number
7. Liability for contravention of the regulations
8. Redressal of grievances of Aadhaar number holders
CHAPTER III MISCELLANEOUS
9. Information dissemination about sharing of Aadhaar numbers
10.Savings
11.Power to issue clarifications and guidelines
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