"(01) Nothing in this Act shall apply to documents or transactions specified in the First Scbedule:
Provided that the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, amend the First Schedule by way ofaddition or deletion ofentries therelO.
($) Every notification issued under sub-section (01) shall be laid before each House ofParliamenl".
".In section 2 ofthe principaJAct,- (A) after clause (h), the following clause shall be insened, namely:- '(hal "communication device" means cell phones, personal digital assistance Of combination of both or any other device used to communicate, send or tran.s.Jtll:t any text, video, audio or image;';
(8) for clause (j), the following clause shan be substituted, namely:- '(J) "computer network" means the inter-connection of one or more computers or computer systems or communication device through-- (,) the use ofsatellite, microWlve, tcrrestrialline, wire, wireless or other communication media; and
(n) terminals or acomplex consisting ofN"O or more inler<OMected computers or communication device. whether or nOI the inter-connection is conunuously maintained;';
SEC. I] TIlE GAZE1TE OF INDlA EXTRAORDINARY 3 (q in clause (17), the \\'Ord "Regulations" shall be omined;
(D) aftertlause (n), the following clauses shall be inserted, namety:- '(no) "cyber cafe" means any facility from where access to the internet is offered by any person in the ordinary course of business to the members of the public;
(nb)"cyber security" means protecting information, equipment, devices, computer, computer re5OW'CC. communication device and infonnation stored therein from unauthorised access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification or destruction;' .
(E) after clause (I), the following clausu shall be inserted, namely:- '(ra) "electronic signature" means authentication ofany electronic record by a subscriber by means of the electronic technique specified in the Second Schedule and includes digital signature;
(rb) "Electronic Signature Cenificate" means an Electronic Signature Certificate issued under section 3.5 and includes Digital Signature Certificate;';
(f) after clause (II), the following clause shall be inserted, rwnely:- '(110) "Indian Computer Emergency Response Team" means an agency established under sub-section (J) ofscction 10B;';
(G) in clause (\I), for the words "data, lext", the words "data, message, text'" shall be substituted;
(If) for clause (w), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- '(w) "intennediary", with respec1to any particular electronic records, means any person who on behalfof another person receives, stores or transmits that record or provides any service with respect to that record and includes telecom service providers, network service providm. internet service providers, web hosting service providers, search engines, online payment sites, online-auction sites, online-marktt places and cyber cafes;'.
5. In Chapter II ofw principal Act, for the heading, the heading "DIGITAL SIGNA1'UkE AND £UC11U)S!C SIO""nJRE." shall be substituted.