Section 30 – Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery Of Financial And Other Subsides, Benefits And Services) Act, 2016

The biometric
information collected and stored in electronic form, in accordance with this Act and regulations made
thereunder, shall be deemed to be “electronic record” and “sensitive personal data or information”, and
the provisions contained in the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000) and the rules made
thereunder shall apply to such information, in addition to, and to the extent not in derogation of the
provisions of this Act.
Explanation.— For the purposes of this section, the expressions—
(a) “electronic form” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (r) of sub-section (1)
of section 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000);
(b) “electronic record” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (t) of sub-section
(1) of section 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000);
(c) “sensitive personal data or information” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in
clause (iii) of the Explanation to section 43A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000).