CourtMesh

Section 10: Power to make rules by Central Government in respect of electronic signature.

The Information Technology Act, 2000Central Act · Act 21 of 2000

10. Power to make rules by Central Government in respect of [electronic signature].--The Central Government may, for the purposes of this Act, by rules, prescribe--

(a) the type of [electronic signature];

(b) the manner and format in which the [electronic signature] shall be affixed;

(c) the manner or procedure which facilitates identification of the person affixing the [electronic signature];

(d) control processes and procedures to ensure adequate integrity, security and confidentiality of electronic records or payments; and

(e) any other matter which is necessary to give legal effect to [electronic signatures].

Where this provision sits

ActThe Information Technology Act, 2000
Section10
Marginal notePower to make rules by Central Government in respect of electronic signature.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source
Judgments citing it47

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted, Act 10 of 2009. . Subs. by Act 10 of 2009, s. 2, for "digital signature" (w.e.f. 27-10-2009).

Find the provision, not just read it

The full text above is free, and it stays free. What a free CourtMesh account adds is everything you cannot do by reading one page at a time:

  • Search 49,000+ Central and State enactments by what a provision says, not by its number
  • Jump from any section to every judgment that has applied it
  • Search 300 million+ Indian court records alongside the statute
  • Ask a research agent to find and read the case law on a provision for you

Free account. No card. About a minute to create.

Create a free account

Need this as data, not as a page? The Information Technology Act, 2000 is one of 49,000+ enactments on CourtMesh. The Indian court cases API serves the case law that cites these provisions over JSON, with API documentation and plans and pricing. See also the judgment library.