IT Act 2000 Section 21 : Licence to issue 1.[electronic signature] Certificates :

Information Technology Act 2000 Section 21 : Licence to issue 1.[electronic signature] Certificates : (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), any person may make an application, to the Controller, for a licence to issue 1[electronic signature] Certificates. (2) No licence shall be issued…

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IT Act 2000 Section 20 : [Controller to act as repository ]:

Information Technology Act 2000 Section 20 : [Controller to act as repository ]: Omitted by the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 (10 of 2009), s. 13 (w.e.f. 27-10-2009). सूचना प्रौद्योगिकी अधिनियम २००० धारा २० : नियंत्रक के रूप में कार्य करने के लिए नियंत्रक :…

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IT Act 2000 Section 19 : Recognition of foreign Certifying Authorities :

Information Technology Act 2000 Section 19 : Recognition of foreign Certifying Authorities : (1) Subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be specified by regulations, the Controller may with the previous approval of the Central Government, and by notification in the Official Gazette, recognise…

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IT Act 2000 Section 18 : Functions of Controller :

Information Technology Act 2000 Section 18 : Functions of Controller : The Controller may perform all or any of the following functions, namely:– (a) exercising supervision over the activities of the Certifying Authorities; (b) certifying public keys of the Certifying Authorities; (c) laying down the…

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IT Act 2000 Section 17 : Appointment of Controller and other officers :

Information Technology Act 2000 Chapter VI : Regulation Of Certifying Authorities : Section 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…

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IT Act 2000 Section 16 : Security procedures and practices :

Information Technology Act 2000 Section 16 : Security procedures and practices : The Central Government may, for the purposes of sections 14 and 15, prescribe the security procedures and practices: Provided that in prescribing such security procedures and practices, the Central Government shall have regard…

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IT Act 2000 Section 15 : 1.[Secure electronic signature :

Information Technology Act 2000 Section 15 : 1.[Secure electronic signature : An electronic signature shall be deemed to be a secure electronic signature if— (i) the signature creation data, at the time of affixing signature, was under the exclusive control of signatory and no other…

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IT Act 2000 Section 13 : Time and place of despatch and receipt of electronic record :

Information Technology Act 2000 Section 13 : Time and place of despatch and receipt of electronic record : (1) Save as otherwise agreed to between the originator and the addressee, the despatch of an electronic record occurs when it enters a computer resource outside the…

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IT Act 2000 Section 11 : Attribution of electronic records :

Information Technology Act 2000 Chapter IV : Attribution, Acknowledgment And Despatch Of Electronic Records : Section 11 : Attribution of electronic records : An electronic record shall be attributed to the originator— (a) if it was sent by the originator himself; (b) by a person…

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IT Act 2000 Section 10A : 1.[Validity of contracts formed through electronic means :

Information Technology Act 2000 Section 10A : 1.[Validity of contracts formed through electronic means : Where in a contract formation, the communication of proposals, the acceptance of proposals, the revocation of proposals and acceptances, as the case may be, are expressed in electronic form or…

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IT Act 2000 Section 10 : Power to make rules by Central Government in respect of 1.[electronic signature] :

Information Technology Act 2000 Section 10 : Power to make rules by Central Government in respect of 1.[electronic signature] : The Central Government may, for the purposes of this Act, by rules, prescribe— (a) the type of 1[electronic signature]; (b) the manner and format in…

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IT Act 2000 Section 9 : Sections 6, 7 and 8 not to confer right to insist document should be accepted in electronic form :

Information Technology Act 2000 Section 9 : Sections 6, 7 and 8 not to confer right to insist document should be accepted in electronic form : Nothing contained in sections 6, 7 and 8 shall confer a right upon any person to insist that any…

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IT Act 2000 Section 8 : Publication of rule, regulation, etc., in Electronic Gazette :

Information Technology Act 2000 Section 8 : Publication of rule, regulation, etc., in Electronic Gazette : Where any law provides that any rule, regulation, order, bye-law, notification or any other matter shall be published in the Official Gazette, then, such requirement shall be deemed to…

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IT Act 2000 Section 7A : 1.[Audit of documents, etc., maintained in electronic form :

Information Technology Act 2000 Section 7A : 1.[Audit of documents, etc., maintained in electronic form : Where in any law for the time being in force, there is a provision for audit of documents, records or information, that provision shall also be applicable for audit…

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IT Act 2000 Section 7 : Retention of electronic records :

Information Technology Act 2000 Section 7 : Retention of electronic records : (1) Where any law provides that documents, records or information shall be retained for any specific period, then, that requirement shall be deemed to have been satisfied if such documents, records or information…

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IT Act 2000 Section 6A : 1.[Delivery of services by service provider :

Information Technology Act 2000 Section 6A : 1.[Delivery of services by service provider : (1) The appropriate Government may, for the purposes of this Chapter and for efficient delivery of services to the public through electronic means authorise, by order, any service provider to set…

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