23. Calling for information from Data Fiduciary or intermediary. —

 (1) The Central Government may, for such purposes of the Act as are specified in Seventh Schedule, acting through the corresponding authorised person specified in the said Schedule, require any Data Fiduciary or intermediary to furnish such information as may be called for, within the specified period as may be given in such. given in such order.

(2) Where the disclosure of furnishing of information as referred to in sub-rule (1) is likely to prejudicially affect the sovereignty and integrity of India or security of the State, the Central Government may require the Data Fiduciary or intermediary to not disclose such furnishing to affected Data Principal or any other person except with the previous permission, in writing, of the authorised person.

 (3) For the purposes of this rule, the expression “intermediary” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000).

 

SEVENTH SCHEDULE

 [See rule 23(1) and 8(3)]

Sl no Purpose Authority
1 Use, by the State or any of its instrumentalities, of personal data of a Data Principal in the interest of sovereignty and integrity of India or security of the State Such officer of the State or of any of its instrumentalities notified under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 17 of the Act, as the Central Government or the head of such instrumentality, as the case may be, may designate in this behalf.
2

Use, by the State or any of its instrumentalities, of personal data of a Data Principal for the following purposes, namely: —


(i) performance of any function under any law for the time being in force in India; or
(ii) disclosure of any information for fulfilling any obligation under any law for the time being in force in India

 Person authorised under applicable law.
3 Carrying out assessment for notifying any Data Fiduciary or class of Data Fiduciaries as Significant Data Fiduciary. Such officer of the Central Government, in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, as the Secretary in charge of the said Ministry may designate in this behalf.