LawgistThe Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act
40Penalty for unauthorised use by requesting entity or offline verification-seeking entity
1[40. Penalty for unauthorised use by requesting entity or offline verification-seeking entity.--
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.]
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1. Subs. by s. 18, for section 40 (w.e.f. 25-7-2019)
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 or offline verification-seeking 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
