THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000 Amendment
Union territory Act of Chandigarh · Act 21 of 2000105 provisions
The enactment
| Type | Act |
|---|---|
| Citation | Act 21 of 2000 |
| Year | 2000 |
| Jurisdiction | Union territory of Chandigarh |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 105 |
| Subjects | technology |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent, commencement and application
- Section 2 Definitions
- Section 3 Authentication of electronic records
- Section 4 Legal recognition of electronic records
- Section 5 Legal recognition of 1 [electronic signatures
- Section 6 Use of electronic records and 1 [electronic signatures] in Government and its agencies
- Section 7 Retention of electronic records
- Section 8 Publication of rule, regulation, etc., in Electronic Gazette
- Section 9 Sections 6, 7 and 8 not to confer right to insist document should be accepted in electronic form
- Section 10 Power to make rules by Central Government in respect of 1 [electronic signature
- Section 11 Attribution of electronic records
- Section 12 Acknowledgment of receipt
- Section 13 Time and place of despatch and receipt of electronic record
- Section 14 Secure electronic record
- Section 16 Security procedures and practices
- Section 17 Appointment of Controller and other officers
- Section 18 Functions of Controller
- Section 19 Recognition of foreign Certifying Authorities
- Section 21 Licence to issue 1 [electronic signature] Certificates
- Section 22 Application for licence
- Section 23 Renewal of licence
- Section 24 Procedure for grant or rejection of licence
- Section 25 Suspension of licence
- Section 26 Notice of suspension or revocation of licence
- Section 27 Power to delegate
- Section 28 Power to investigate contraventions
- Section 29 Access to computers and data
- Section 30 Certifying Authority to follow certain procedures
- Section 31 Certifying Authority to ensure compliance of the Act, etc
- Section 32 Display of licence
- Section 33 Surrender of licence
- Section 34 Disclosure
- Section 35 Certifying authority to issue 1 [electronic signature] Certificate
- Section 36 Representations upon issuance of Digital Signature Certificate
- Section 37 Suspension of Digital Signature Certificate
- Section 38 Revocation of Digital Signature Certificate
- Section 39 Notice of suspension or revocation
- Section 40 Generating key pair
- Section 41 Acceptance of Digital Signature Certificate
- Section 42 Control of private key
- Section 43 6 [Penalty and compensation] for damage to computer, computer system, etc
- Section 44 Penalty for failure to furnish information, return, etc
- Section 45 Residuary penalty
- Section 46 Power to adjudicate
- Section 47 Factors to be taken into account by the adjudicating officer
- Section 48 Establishment of Cyber Appellate Tribunal
- Section 50 Qualifications for appointment as Chairperson and Members of Cyber Appellate Tribunal
- Section 51 Term of office, conditions of service, etc., of Chairperson and Members
- Section 52 Salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members
- Section 52A Powers of superintendence, direction, etc
- Section 52B Distribution of business among Benches
- Section 52C Power of Chairperson to transfer cases
- Section 52D Decision by majority
- Section 53 Filling up of vacancies
- Section 54 Resignation and removal
- Section 55 Orders constituting Appellate Tribunal to be final and not to invalidate its proceedings
- Section 56 Staff of the Cyber Appellate Tribunal
- Section 57 Appeal to Cyber Appellate Tribunal
- Section 58 Procedure and powers of the Cyber Appellate Tribunal
- Section 59 Right to legal representation
- Section 60 Limitation
- Section 61 Civil court not to have jurisdiction
- Section 62 Appeal to High Court
- Section 63 Compounding of contraventions
- Section 64 Recovery of 1 [penalty
- Section 65 Tampering with computer source documents
- Section 66A Punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service, etc
- Section 66B Punishment for dishonestly receiving stolen computer resource or communication device
- Section 66C Punishment for identity theft
- Section 66D Punishment for cheating by personation by using computer resource
- Section 66E Punishment for violation of privacy
- Section 66F Punishment for cyber terrorism
- Section 67 Punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form
- Section 67A Punishment for publishing or transmitting of material containing sexually explicit act, etc., in electronic form
- Section 67B Punishment for publishing or transmitting of material depicting children in sexually explicit act, etc., in electronic form
- Section 67C Preservation and retention of information by intermediaries
- Section 68 Power of Controller to give directions
- Section 69A Power to issue directions for blocking for public access of any information through any computer resource
- Section 69B Power to authorise to monitor and collect traffic data or information through any computer resource for cyber security
- Section 70 Protected system
- Section 70B Indian Computer Emergency Response Team to serve as national agency for incident response
- Section 71 Penalty for misrepresentation
- Section 72 Penalty for Breach of confidentiality and privacy
- Section 73 Penalty for publishing 1 [electronic signature] Certificate false in certain particulars
- Section 74 Publication for fraudulent purpose
- Section 75 Act to apply for offence or contravention committed outside India
- Section 76 Confiscation
- Section 77A Compounding of offences
- Section 77B Offences with three years imprisonment to be bailable
- Section 78 Power to investigate offences
- Section 79 Exemption from liability of intermediary in certain cases
- Section 79A Central Government to notify Examiner of Electronic Evidence
- Section 80 Power of police officer and other officers to enter, search, etc
- Section 81 Act to have overriding effect
- Section 82 1 [Chairperson, Members, officers and employees to be public servants
- Section 83 Power to give directions
- Section 84 Protection of action taken in good faith
- Section 84B Punishment for abetment of offences
- Section 84C Punishment for attempt to commit offences
- Section 85 Offences by companies
- Section 86 Removal of difficulties
- Section 87 Power of Central Government to make rules
- Section 88 Constitution of Advisory Committee
- Section 89 Power of Controller to make regulations
- Section 90 Power of State Government to make rules
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