Purposes and authorised persons for processing of personal data by the State

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.