The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on October 03, 2023, issued the Aadhaar (Authentication and Offline Verification) Amendment Regulations, 2023 to further amend the Aadhaar (Authentication and Offline Verification) Regulations, 2021.
The following amendments have been stated:
• In regulation 12 which states Appointment of Requesting Entities and Authentication Service Agencies.
o For sub-regulation (1), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely:—
“(1) An agency or other person seeking appointment as a requesting entity for use of an Authentication facility shall apply to the Authority for appointment, in such form as the Authority may provide upon request made to it by such agency or person:
Provided that such agency or person, on appointment as requesting entity, shall perform authentication only for such purpose as is—
(a) allowed under sub-section (4) or required under any law as referred to in sub-section (7) of section 4 of the Act; or
(b) required by the Central Government or a State Government under section 7 of the Act.”;
o For sub-regulation (2), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely: —
“(2) An entity seeking appointment as an ASA for use of an Authentication facility shall apply to the Authority for appointment, in such form as the Authority may provide upon request made to it by such entity.
(2A) The entity seeking appointment as ASA shall fulfil the criteria specified in Schedule A.”
• After regulation 31 which states the Power to issue policies, process documents, etc., the regulation 32 has been inserted, namely: —
“32. Doing of act or thing related to delegated power or function. — (1) Any act or thing that is to be or may be done by the Authority under these regulations may also be done by any Member or officer of the Authority or any other person to whom the Authority has delegated the related power or function by general or special order in writing, under section 51 of the Act.
(2) The Authority may determine whether or not an act or thing done by a Member, officer or other person under sub-regulation (1) is related to a power or function delegated as referred to in the said sub-regulation.”.
• The Schedule A which specifies the Eligibility Criteria Of Authentication Service Agencies has been amended.
They shall come into force from October 03, 2023.
[Notification No. HQ-13073/1/2020-AUTH.II(E)]
