Preamble An Act to provide legal recognition for transactions carried out by means of electronic date interchange and other means of electronic communication, commonly referred to as “electronic commerce”, which involve the use of alternative to paper-based methods of communication and storage of information to facilitate electronic filing of documents  [ Read More ]

Chapter VI Regulation of Certifying Authorities     17. Appointment of Controller and other officers. – (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint a Controller of Certifying Authorities for the purposes of this Act and may, also by the same or subsequent notification, appoint such number of Deputy Controllers and  [ Read More ]

  Chapter VII Digital Signature Certificates           35. Certifying authority to issue Digital Signature Certificate. – (1) Any person may make an application to the Certifying Authority for the issue of a Digital Signature Certificate in such form as may be prescribed by the Central Government. (2) Every such application shall  [ Read More ]

Chapter XIII Miscellaneous         80. Power of police officer and other officers to enter, search, etc. – (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 any police officer, not below the rank of a Deputy Superintendent of Police or any other officer of the Central Government or a State  [ Read More ]

THE FIRST SCHEDULE AMENDMENTS TO THE INDIAN PENAL CODE 1. After section 29, the following section shall be inserted, namely:- “29 A. Electronic record.- The words “electronic record” shall have the meaning assigned to them in clause (t) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000″. 2. In section 167, for  [ Read More ]