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(g) reveals any information in contravention of sub-section (5) of section 28, or
shares, uses or displays information in contravention of section 29 or assists any person
in any of the aforementioned acts;
(h) destroys, deletes or alters any information stored in any removable storage
media or in the Central Identities Data Repository or diminishes its value or utility or
affects it injuriously by any means; or
(i) steals, conceals, destroys or alters or causes any person to steal, conceal,
shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall
also be liable to a fine which shall not be less than ten lakh rupees.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, the expressions “computer
contaminant”, “computer virus” and “damage” shall have the meanings respectively assigned
to them in the Explanation to section 43 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, and the
expression “computer source code” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Explanation
to section 65 of the said Act.
Penalty for
tampering with
data in Central
Identities Data
Repository.
39. Whoever, not being authorised by the Authority, uses or tampers with the data in
the Central Identities Data Repository or in any removable storage medium with the intent
of modifying information relating to Aadhaar number holder or discovering any information
thereof, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years
and shall also be liable to a fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees.
Penalty for
unauthorised
use by
requesting
entity.
40. Whoever, being a requesting entity, uses the identity information of an individual
in contravention of sub-section (3) of section 8, 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.
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penalty.
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51. The Authority may, by general or special order in writing, delegate to any Member,
officer of the Authority or any other person, subject to such conditions, if any, as may be
specified in the order, such of its powers and functions under this Act (except the power
under section 54) as it may deem necessary.
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Power of
Central
Government to
make rules.
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42. Whoever commits an offence under this Act or any rules or regulations made
thereunder for which no specific penalty is provided elsewhere than this section, shall be
punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with a fine which
may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees or, in the case of a company, with a fine which
may extend to one lakh rupees, or with both.
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(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such
rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely: —
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(g) the form and the manner and the time at which the Authority shall furnish
annual report under sub-section (2) of section 27;
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Power of
Authority to
make
regulations.
54. (1)*
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(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such
regulations may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
(a) the biometric information under clause (g) and the demographic information
under clause (k), and the process of collecting demographic information and biometric
information from the individuals by enrolling agencies under clause (m) of section 2;
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