Home Acts & Rules Indian Laws Indian Laws - Acts THE AADHAAR (TARGETED DELIVERY OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUBSIDIES, BENEFITS AND SERVICES) ACT, 2016 Chapters List Chapter VII OFFENCES AND PENALTIES This
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Section 40 - Penalty for unauthorised use by requesting entity or offline verification seeking entity - THE AADHAAR (TARGETED DELIVERY OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUBSIDIES, BENEFITS AND SERVICES) ACT, 2016Extract 1 [Penalty for unauthorised use by requesting entity or offline verification seeking entity 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, 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. ] ****** Notes:- 1. Substituted vide AADHAAR AND OTHER LAWS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019 before it was read as 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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