THE AADHAAR (ENROLMENT AND UPDATE) REGULATIONS, 20161 [Updated as on 15.2.2024 In exercise of the powers conf… — THE AADHAAR (TARGETED DELIVERY OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUBSIDIES, BENEFITS AND SERVICES) ACT, 2016

THE AADHAAR (ENROLMENT AND UPDATE) REGULATIONS, 20161 [Updated as on 15.2.2024] In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), and sub-clauses (a), (b), (d), (e) (j) (k), (l), (n), (r), (s) and (v) of sub-section (2) of section 54 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act; 2016 (18 of 2016), the Unique Identification Authority of India hereby makes the following regulations, namely: CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title and commencement: (1) These regulations may be called the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016 (1 of 2016). (2) They shall come into force o the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Definitions: (1) In these regulations, unless the contextotherwise requires, a) "Act" means the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act; 2016; b "Aadhaar Letter' means a document for conveying the Aadhaar number to ?[an Aadhaar number holder]; "Aadhaar number holder ' means an individual who has been issued an Aadhaar number under the Act; "authentication means the process by which the Aadhaar number along with demographic information or biometric information of an individual is submitted to the Central Identities Data Repository for its verification and such Repository verifies the correctness, Or the lack thereof; on the basis of information available with it; ~Authority" means the Unique Identification Authority of India established under sub-section (1) of section 11 of the Act; "Central Identities Data Repository" or "CIDR means a centralised database in one or more locations containing all Aadhaar numbers issued to Aadhaar number Published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4, dated 14.9.2016, vide notification