Section 11 in AADHAAR (AUTHENTICATION AND OFFLINE VERIFICATION) REGULATIONS, 2021
11. Biometric locking.—
(1)The Authority may enable an Aadhaar number holder to permanently lock his biometrics andtemporarily unlock it when needed for biometric authentication.(2)All biometric authentication against any such locked biometric records shall fail with a “No” answerwith an appropriate response code.(3)An Aadhaar number holder shall be allowed to temporarily unlock his biometrics for authentication,and such temporary unlocking shall not continue beyond the time period specified by the Authority or tillcompletion of the authentication transaction, whichever is earlier.(4)The Authority may make provisions for Aadhaar number holders to remove such permanent locks atany point in a secure manner.
