7 Provided that the Supreme Court may entertain an appeal after the expiry of the said period of forty-five days if it is satisfied that there was sufficient cause for not filing it within that period. 5 10 15 20 33F. No civil court shall have jurisdiction to entertain any suit or proceeding in respect of any matter which an Adjudicating Officer appointed under this Act or the Appellate Tribunal is empowered, by or under this Act to determine, and no injunction shall be granted by any court or other authority in respect of any action taken or to be taken in pursuance of any power conferred by or under this Act.”. Civil court not to have jurisdiction. 14. In section 38 of the principal Act, for the words “three years”, the words “ten years” shall be substituted. Amendment of section 38. 15. In section 39 of the principal Act, for the words “three years”, the words “ten years” shall be substituted. Amendment of section 39. 16. For section 40 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— Substitution of new section for section 40. “40. 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, Penalty for unauthorised use by requesting entity or offline verificationseeking entity. 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.”. 17. In section 42 of the principal Act, for the words “one year”, the words “three years” shall be substituted. Amendment of section 42. 25 18. In section 47 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:— “Provided that the court may, on a complaint made by an Aadhaar number holder or individual take cognizance of any offence punishable under section 34 or 35 or 36 or 37 or 40 or section 41.”. Amendment of section 47. 30 19. After section 50 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:— Insertion of new section 50A. “50A. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Income Tax Act, 1961 or any other enactment for the time being in force relating to tax on income, profits or gains, the Authority shall not be liable to pay income tax or any other tax in respect of its income, profits or gains.”. Exemption from tax on income. 43 of 1961. 35 20. In section 51 of the principal Act, for the words “Member, officer”, the words “Member or officer” shall be substituted. 21. In section 53 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2),— 40 45 (i) after clause (a) the following clause shal be inserted, namely:— "(aa) the purpose for which the requesting entity may be allowed by the Authority to perform authentication under sub-clause (ii) of clause (b) of sub-section (4) of section 4; " ; (ii) after clause (g), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:— “(ga) the qualification and experience of, and the manner of appointment of, the Adjudicating Officer under sub-section (1) of section 33B; (gb) the form, manner, and fee for an appeal to be filed under sub-section (2) of section 33D;”. Amendment of section 51. Amendment of section 53.