(1) This Act may be called the Information Technology Act, 2000. [As Amended by Information technology (Amendment) Act 2008] P.S: Information Technology (Amendment) Bill 2006 was amended by Information Technology Act Amendment Bill 2008 and in the process, the underlying Act was renamed as Information Technology
(Amendment) Act 2008 herein after referred to as ITAA 2008.
(2) It shall extend to the whole of India and, save as otherwise provided in this Act, it applies also to any offence or contravention hereunder committed outside India by any person.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the commencement of that provision.[Act notified with effect from October 17, 2000. Amendments vide ITAA-2008 notified with effect from....]
(4)
(Substituted Vide ITAA-2008) Nothing in this Act shall apply to documents or transactions specified in the First Schedule by way of addition or deletion of entries thereto.
(5)
(Inserted vide ITAA-2008) Every notification issued under sub-section (4) shall be laid before each House of Parliament