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Bare Act · 115 sections

Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act)

Sections

  1. 1. Short Title, Extent, Commencement and Application
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Authentication of Electronic Records
  4. 3A. Electronic Signature (Inserted vide ITAA 2006)
  5. 4. Legal Recognition of Electronic Records
  6. 5. Legal recognition of Electronic Signature
  7. 6. Use of Electronic Records and Electronic Signature in Government and its agencies
  8. 6A. Delivery of Services by Service Provider (Inserted vide ITAA-2008)
  9. 7. Retention of Electronic Records
  10. 7A. Audit of Documents etc in Electronic form
  11. 8. Publication of rules, regulation, etc, in Electronic Gazette
  12. 9. Sections 6, 7 and 8 Not to Confer Right to insist document should be accepted in
  13. 10. Power to Make Rules by Central Government in respect of
  14. 10A. Validity of contracts formed through electronic means (Inserted by ITAA 2008)
  15. 11. Attribution of Electronic Records
  16. 12. Acknowledgement of Receipt (Modified by ITAA 2008)
  17. 13. Time and place of despatch and receipt of electronic record
  18. 14. Secure Electronic Record
  19. 15. Secure Electronic Signature (Substituted vide ITAA 2008)
  20. 16. Security procedures and Practices (Amended vide ITAA 2008)
  21. 17. Appointment of Controller and other officers (Amended Vide ITAA 2008)
  22. 18. The Controller may perform all or any of the following functions, namely
  23. 19. Recognition of foreign Certifying Authorities
  24. 21. License to issue electronic signature certificates
  25. 22. Application for license
  26. 23. Renewal of license
  27. 24. Procedure for grant or rejection of license
  28. 25. Suspension of License
  29. 26. Notice of suspension or revocation of license
  30. 27. Power to delegate
  31. 28. Power to investigate contraventions
  32. 29. Access to computers and data
  33. 30. Certifying Authority to follow certain procedures
  34. 31. Certifying Authority to ensure compliance of the Act, etc
  35. 32. Display of license
  36. 33. Surrender of license
  37. 34. Disclosure
  38. 35. Certifying Authority to issue Electronic Signature Certificate
  39. 36. Representations upon issuance of Digital Signature Certificate
  40. 37. Suspension of Digital Signature Certificate
  41. 38. Revocation of Digital Signature Certificate
  42. 39. Notice of suspension or revocation
  43. 40. Generating Key Pair
  44. 40A. Duties of subscriber of Electronic Signature Certificate
  45. 41. Acceptance of Digital Signature Certificate
  46. 42. Control of Private key
  47. 43. Penalty and Compensation for damage to computer, computer system, etc (Amended
  48. 44. Penalty for failure to furnish information, return, etc
  49. 45. Residuary Penalty
  50. 46. Power to Adjudicate
  51. 47. Factors to be taken into account by the adjudicating officer
  52. 48. Establishment of Cyber Appellate Tribunal
  53. 49. Composition of Cyber Appellate Tribunal (Substituted vide ITAA 2008)
  54. 50. Qualifications for appointment as Chairperson and Members of Cyber Appellate
  55. 51. Term of office, conditions of service etc of Chairperson and Members (Substituted
  56. 52. Salary. allowance and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and
  57. 52A. Powers of superintendence, direction, etc (Inserted vide ITAA 2008)
  58. 52B. Distribution of Business among Benches (Inserted vide ITAA 2008)
  59. 52C. Powers of the Chairperson to transfer cases (Inserted vide ITAA 2008)
  60. 52D. Decision by majority (Inserted vide ITAA 2008)
  61. 53. Filling up of vacancies (Amended vide ITAA 2008)
  62. 54. Resignation and removal (Amended vide ITAA 2008)
  63. 55. Orders constituting Appellate Tribunal to be final and not to invalidate its
  64. 56. Staff of the Cyber Appellate Tribunal (Error in amendment...item 28)
  65. 57. Appeal to Cyber Regulations Appellate Tribunal
  66. 58. Procedure and Powers of the Cyber Appellate Tribunal
  67. 59. Right to legal representation
  68. 60. Limitation
  69. 61. Civil court not to have jurisdiction (Amended vide ITAA 2008)
  70. 62. Appeal to High court
  71. 63. Compounding of Contravention
  72. 64. Recovery of Penalty or compensation (Amended vide ITAA 2006)
  73. 65. Tampering with Computer Source Documents
  74. 66. Computer Related Offences (Substituted vide ITAA 2008)
  75. 66A. Punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service, etc
  76. 66B. Punishment for dishonestly receiving stolen computer resource or communication
  77. 66C. Punishment for identity theft. (Inserted Vide ITA 2008)
  78. 66D. Punishment for cheating by personation by using computer resource
  79. 66E. Punishment for violation of privacy. (Inserted Vide ITA 2008)
  80. 66F. Punishment for cyber terrorism
  81. 67. Punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form
  82. 67A. Punishment for publishing or transmitting of material containing sexually explicit
  83. 67B. Punishment for publishing or transmitting of material depicting children in sexually
  84. 68. Power of Controller to give directions (Amended Vide ITAA 2008)
  85. 69. Powers to issue directions for interception or monitoring or decryption of any
  86. 69A. Power to issue directions for blocking for public access of any information through
  87. 69B. Power to authorize to monitor and collect traffic data or information through any
  88. 70. Protected system (Amended Vide ITAA-2008)
  89. 70B. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team to serve as national agency for incident
  90. 71. Penalty for misrepresentation
  91. 72. Breach of confidentiality and privacy
  92. 72A. Punishment for Disclosure of information in breach of lawful contract
  93. 73. Penalty for publishing electronic Signature Certificate false in certain particulars
  94. 74. Publication for fraudulent purpose
  95. 75. Act to apply for offence or contraventions committed outside India
  96. 76. Confiscation
  97. 77. Compensation, penalties or confiscation not to interfere with other punishment
  98. 78. Power to investigate offences (Amended Vide ITAA 2008)
  99. 79. Exemption from liability of intermediary in certain cases
  100. 79A. Central Government to notify Examiner of Electronic Evidence
  101. 80. Power of Police Officer and Other Officers to Enter, Search, etc
  102. 81. Act to have Overriding effect
  103. 82. Chairperson, Members, Officers and Employees to be Public Servants (Amended Vide
  104. 83. Power to Give Direction
  105. 84. Protection of Action taken in Good Faith
  106. 85. Offences by Companies
  107. 86. Removal of Difficulties
  108. 87. Power of Central Government to make rules
  109. 88. Constitution of Advisory Committee
  110. 89. Power of Controller to make Regulations
  111. 90. Power of State Government to make rules
  112. 91. Omitted vide ITA-2006
  113. 92. Omitted vide ITA-2006
  114. 93. Omitted vide ITA-2006
  115. 94. Omitted vide ITA-2006

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