Section 6: Use of electronic records and electronic signatures in Government and its agencies.

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

6. Use of electronic records and [electronic signatures] in Government and its agencies.--(1) Where any law provides for--

(a) the filing of any form, application or any other document with any office, authority, body or agency owned or controlled by the appropriate Government in a particular manner;

(b) the issue or grant of any licence, permit, sanction or approval by whatever name called in a particular manner;

then, notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, such requirement shall be deemed to have been satisfied if such filing, issue, grant, receipt or payment, as the case may be, is effected by means of such electronic form as may be prescribed by the appropriate Government.

(2) The appropriate Government may, for the purposes of sub-section (1), by rules, prescribe--

(a) the manner and format in which such electronic records shall be filed, created or issued;

(b) the manner or method of payment of any fee or charges for filing, creation or issue any electronic record under clause (a).

Where this provision sits

Act	The Information Technology Act, 2000
Section	6
Marginal note	Use of electronic records and electronic signatures in Government and its agencies.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source
Judgments citing it	57

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 signatures" (w.e.f. 27 - 10 - 2009).

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