Section 36

Power to call for information

Lets the Central Government require the Board, a Data Fiduciary or an intermediary to furnish information.

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What it says

01: The Central Government may require the Board, any Data Fiduciary or any intermediary to furnish the information it calls for, for the purposes specified.

Rule 23Power to call for informationLets authorised persons listed in the Seventh Schedule require information from a Data Fiduciary or intermediary.Sch. VIIPurposes and authorised persons for calling for informationLists who may call for information and for what purposes, and supplies the retention purposes Rule 8(3) refers to.

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