THE AADHAAR (PAYMENT OF FEES FOR PERFORMANCE OF AUTHENTICATION) REGULA TIONS, 20231

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THE AADHAAR (PAYMENT OF FEES FOR PERFORMANCE OF AUTHENTICATION) REGULA TIONS, 20231 [Updated as on 15.2.2024] In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 54 read with sub-section (1) of section 8 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act; 2016 (18 of 2016), and in supersession of the Aadhaar (Pricing of Aadhaar Authentication Services) Regulations, 2021, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Unique Identification Authority of India hereby makes the following regulations, namely: 1. Short title and commencement: (1) These regulations may be called the Aadhaar (Payment of Fees for Performance of Authentication) Regulations, 2023. (2) They shall come into force o the date of their publication in the Official Gazette: 2 Definitions. ~All words and expressions used in these regulations that are defined in the Act or the rules and other regulations made thereunder, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act, rules or other regulations, as the case may be 3. Fee for authentication. (1) If upon submission of an Aadhaar number by a KUA or sub- KUA using the e-KYC authentication facility of the Authority, a digitally signed response is returned to such KUA or sub-KUA, which (a) contains e-KYC data along with other technical details related to the authentication transaction, where that KUA or sub-KUA is a Telecom Service Provider, a fee of one rupee; and (ii) other than a Telecom Service Provider, a fee of three rupees, (b) is other than that referred to in clause (a), a fee of fifty paise, shall be chargeable to that KUA or sub-KUA; as the case may be, and payable to the Authority: Explanation. For the purposes of this sub-regulati

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1 · Short title and commencement: (1) These regulations may be called the Aadhaar (Payment of Fees for Performance of Authentication) Regulations, 2023. (2) They shall come into force o the date of their publication in the Official Gazette:

2 · Definitions. ~All words and expressions used in these regulations that are defined in the Act or the rules and other regulations made thereunder, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act, rules or other regulations, as the case may be

3 · Fee for authentication. (1) If upon submission of an Aadhaar number by a KUA or sub- KUA using the e-KYC authentication facility of the Authority, a digitally signed response is returned to such KUA or sub-KUA, which (a) contains e-KYC data along with other technical details related to the authentication transaction, where that KUA or sub-KUA is a Telecom Service Provider, a fee of one rupee; and (ii) other than a Telecom Service Provider, a fee of three rupees, (b) is other than that referred to in clause (a), a fee of fifty paise, shall be chargeable to that KUA or sub-KUA; as the case may be, and payable to the Authority: Explanation. For the purposes of this sub-regulation 2 [and sub-regulation (5)], "Telecom Service Provider"' shall mean a person who is a Unified Licensee having Access Services authorisation Or a Unified Access Services Licensee, under section 4 of the Indian Telegraph Act; 1885 (13 of 1885). (2) If upon submission of an Aadhaar number by an AUA or sub-AUA using the YesINo authentication facility of the Authority, a digitally signed response is returned to such AUA or sub-AUA, a fee of fifty paise shall be chargeable to that AUA or sub-AUA, as the case may be, and payable to the Authority. (3) The fee specified in sub-regulations (1) and (2) (a) shall be inclusive of applicable taxes;

4 · Time for payment of fee. (1) The fee chargeable under regulation 3 shall be payable within a period of thirty days from the date of issuance of an invoice by the Authority in this behalf:

2 · Any delay in payment of the fee chargeable under regulation 3, beyond expiry of the period referred to in sub-regulation (1), shall attract interest at the rate of 1.5 per cent. per month, compounded monthly: (3) Any KUA, sub-KUA, AUA or sub-AUA referred to in regulation 3, who discontinues the use of the Authentication facility referred to therein shall intimate such discontinuation to the Authority: Provided that the fee specified in regulation 3 shall continue to be chargeable till the surrender of access to the Authentication facility by the KUA, sub-KUA, AUA or sub-AUA, as the case may be, and the deactivation of such access_