The i^mey authorised by the competent authority tndar rule 4 thai d*tig«ite ona or more M C M efHew, awl bafew the nank of Superintendent of ^o«oa Of AddWoml Superintendent of Foilee or the officer of the eqyfvaiant rank, to authenticate arid send the raqul?î on corweyihfl direction Issued undeif rule 3 for Interception or monitoring or decryption to the designated officer? of the concerned JrtormedterJto or parson to-chsfge of computer tutwrce:
• FKwfdad Ihaft m officer, not :-Mcm iha far* of l«p#eter of Police or officer of equivalent rank shalf Oliver th*re<^isitian to the designated omosr of the r^rmsdiary,
13. tntfrmadJary to provide facilities, ate,— (1) The officer issuing the requisition conveying Amotion issued under rule 3 for Wtretption or mofUforJng or dacrypen of Information stial also male a request fct writing to me designated officers of hlemmnaiy or, parson ITH£UMI» of computer resources, te pratfde m facOTassi, co-operation and assistance for Intereeptkm or .mwitoring or decryption merHlorted In t i t
(2);On * u receipt of recpest under sub-rule (t J, the dtflgngted officers of trterniediafy « person m-charge of computer resouieas, «nat provy® all ftroHMei, co-opesnon and astMsnea for interception or monteh® or (Itcryptton. of Morrwta nwnHorwd In m dfcaelJOft, ffl Any diraetion of decrypts of fcifonnaiiofl Mued under ryte 3 to Intarmediary shall be imttad to the «ttert e» hfonwaion Is encrypted by the Warwedlary or the Wemwdlaiy has conttof mm t ie decryption hey.
14, Intertrwdiiry tso dwlgnato offkors to receive and handle raquialifcifh— Ev«fy intermadi$ry or penoii irMsntfp of oomputef resource anal designate an officer to neat i r relejiikllon, md anofwr ©leer to handle siKh requisition, from lha nodal OWcer for IntErcepllon or rrionftortng or decryption of Nofflttltan generated, transmitted, received or stored m any computer resource.
, 16. Aelmovfledswmftrrt of inBtrueUon — The dftsJgnated offfcer of lha intermediary or person sveharoe of cornp^er>escxjrces shall acknowledge me Instmctions received by him through tetters or lax or e-mati signed ivtti eteclronic slgnaiura to the nodal officer of fte concerned agency wrtnm two hours on receipt of such Mimaiofl or dlractoi for tatareeptfon or montio*8 or deayplfon of Informaion, 18, MaJnt«nanc« of records iff designated officer - The designated offtoftr of Wemwidliry tajr perton jn-charoa of comptrter resourc© auliwised to intsreapt or monitor or decrypt any Information shai maimtitT proper rewnfe mentioning therein, the tntercepted or monitored or decrypted Irffoftrtattort, flia parttcutars of persons, eomputer raaourco, e-mail account, website address, etc whose Isntormstion has been (nAaretpled or monitored or daeryjled, Bie name and ottw particulars of Vm oWcer or the auttwray to whom the intercepted or monitored or decrypted infofrnaiion has bean disclosed, the number of copies, Inchiding caTespondir^ eiettronit coords of lha intercepted or monttored or decrypted information made and the mode or the method :by which such copiee, including corresponding electronic reeeid are mad*, irw date of d ^ r o duration wtthln which tha direction* remain to force.
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1.7. Decryption key bolder to disclose decryption key or provide decryption assistance,— If a decryption direction or 0 copy thereof Is. handed to the d*Cfypl»n key flower to whom the d&ryptfcNni direction 15 pddressed by the nodal officer referred to in rule 12, the decryption 'tap hotdar shall within the per^m«nU<^«Mlin1fiedecryp4k^cgreclifflT-
(a) disclose the d*e»Ypf on key; or Cbjl pwride the <te£«ypSo« assistance, specified ki tit* deorypticxn direction to fs* concerned authorised person.
18, Submission of flat .of Interception or monitoring or decryption of information.— <1) The designated qfflcer* of the irttwmediaiy or person in-charg* of computer resource* shall forward in ewy fifteen d t p a l i t of Mefceplwt or monitoring or ds©aryption atMhorisaltons received by them during the pteeeding fortnight to lit* nodal officers of the agencfiBs authorts«d under rufe 4 for oanirmalton-of the autrwsnlllî y ol such authorisaltorw,
(2) Tho list refferred to In meruit (1) shal Incftid* detaBs, such as She reference and date of eider* of the eon«amed competefrt authority irsdudrng any order issued under #mergancy cases, date and lime of nK«$t of such order and fie date and time of1 imptementartfen of sxneh aider, 19, Intermediary to ensure effeetiva check in handling matter of Snterceptfon or monitoring: or decryption of information.— The Mermedlaiy or the person In-charfle of the computer resource so directed under MB 3, shall provWe technrcal assistance and lh# equlpmerrt including hardware, software, firmware, storage, interface and access tg the equipment wherever requested by tie agancy authorised under rule 4 for performing interception or tnortftonngi or decryption inctudi/ig far Uw purpose* of- 01 the tnafalaion of e t̂ripment of the agency iiraf«jrSsecl~ under rule 4 for tt»t purposes of intftfcepfiofii or monilodng or decryption or accessing stored information ft accordance with dlrecttons by tfi« nodal officer; or (I) the maintenance, testing or its* of such equipment; or ( i ) die removat of such equipment; or {ty live performance of any sdiof* required for accessing of stored infcmmatfort under the direction iWued by me competent authority under rule & 20, Intermediary to ensure effective check In hsndEing matter[0 interception or rnonltorifiig or decryption of information.-- The interm&ilary or person irvcharge of computer resources shall put in piece adequate and effecttue internal checks to ensure the unauthorised interception of information does not take place and esdrerne secrecy b maintained and ulrrfwl care and precaution shall be taken in he mailer of in*erceptfon or moriitorifig or decryptiort or IntamKBtten-aa Bt affect* privacy of dtfeens and also that it Is handled only by the designated officers of the intermedlfwy and norther parson of the fcrtermsdiary m person iocharge of computer resources snail have access to such intercepted or monitored or decrypted information. .....---*.• • - ;• - 21, Responsibility of Intennedtwy — The -Ytiimiflti^ffi'per&fL in-charge of computer resources sfial be rs^ponsfcte for any action of Ibafr enipkjyees also and In case of irfotatfort pertaining to maintenance of secrecy and confidentially of information or any unauthorised Interception or monitoring or decryption of irrformitfon, the intermediary or person in-charg* of eompulw* resouross shell be Habte for amy action under the relevant provisions of the laws for the lime being in force.
22, Review of direction* of competent authority.— The Review Committee shaft meet at least once b two months and record its findings whether the directions issued under rule 3 are in accordance wiih the provisions of sutHgecdon (2) of section 60 of the Act and where the Review Committee, is of the opinion that the *ecttom an not hi accordance with the provisions referred to abov®. it may sst 'aside the directions and t i tu t order for destruction of the copies, Including oorresponiSrjg electronic rascord of the Intercepted or monitored or decrypted information,