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The Information Technology Act, 2000
ITA · 2000
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Ch. I
PRELIMINARY
Ch. II
DIGITAL SIGNATURE AND ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE
Ch. III
ELECTRONIC GOVERNANCE
Ch. IV
ATTRIBUTION, ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND DESPATCH OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS
Ch. V
SECURE ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND SECURE ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE
Ch. VI
REGULATION OF CERTIFYING AUTHORITIES
Ch. VII
ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE CERTIFICATES
Ch. VIII
DUTIES OF SUBSCRIBERS
Ch. IX
PENALTIES, COMPENSATION AND ADJUDICATION
Ch. X
APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
Ch. XI
OFFENCES
Ch. XII
INTERMEDIARIES NOT TO BE LIABLE IN CERTAIN CASES
Ch. XIIA
EXAMINER OF ELECTRONIC EVIDENCE
Ch. XIII
MISCELLANEOUS
Ch. I
· PRELIMINARY
s. 1
Short title, extent, commencement and application
s. 2
Definitions
Ch. II
· DIGITAL SIGNATURE AND ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE
s. 3
Authentication of electronic records
s. 3A
Electronic signature
Ch. III
· ELECTRONIC GOVERNANCE
s. 4
Legal recognition of electronic records
s. 5
Legal recognition of electronic signatures
s. 6
Use of electronic records and electronic signatures in Government and its agencies
s. 6A
Delivery of services by service provider
s. 7
Retention of electronic records
s. 7A
Audit of documents, etc., maintained in electronic form
s. 8
Publication of rule, regulation, etc., in Electronic Gazette
s. 9
Sections 6, 7 and 8 not to confer right to insist document should be accepted in electronic form
s. 10
Power to make rules by Central Government in respect of electronic signature
s. 10A
Validity of contracts formed through electronic means
Ch. IV
· ATTRIBUTION, ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND DESPATCH OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS
s. 11
Attribution of electronic records
s. 12
Acknowledgment of receipt
s. 13
Time and place of despatch and receipt of electronic record
Ch. V
· SECURE ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND SECURE ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE
s. 14
Secure electronic record
s. 15
Secure electronic signature
s. 16
Security procedures and practices
Ch. VI
· REGULATION OF CERTIFYING AUTHORITIES
s. 17
Appointment of Controller and other officers
s. 18
Functions of Controller
s. 19
Recognition of foreign Certifying Authorities
s. 20
Controller to act as repository.
s. 21
Licence to issue electronic signature Certificates
s. 22
Application for licence
s. 23
Renewal of licence
s. 24
Procedure for grant or rejection of licence
s. 25
Suspension of licence
s. 26
Notice of suspension or revocation of licence
s. 27
Power to delegate
s. 28
Power to investigate contraventions
s. 29
Access to computers and data
s. 30
Certifying Authority to follow certain procedures
s. 31
Certifying Authority to ensure compliance of the Act, etc
s. 32
Display of licence
s. 33
Surrender of licence
s. 34
Disclosure
Ch. VII
· ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE CERTIFICATES
s. 35
Certifying authority to issue electronic signature Certificate
s. 36
Representations upon issuance of Digital Signature Certificate
s. 37
Suspension of Digital Signature Certificate
s. 38
Revocation of Digital Signature Certificate
s. 39
Notice of suspension or revocation
Ch. VIII
· DUTIES OF SUBSCRIBERS
s. 40
Generating key pair
s. 40A
Duties of subscriber of Electronic Signature Certificate
s. 41
Acceptance of Digital Signature Certificate
s. 42
Control of private key
Ch. IX
· PENALTIES, COMPENSATION AND ADJUDICATION
s. 43
Penalty and compensation
s. 43A
Compensation for failure to protect data
s. 44
Penalty for failure to furnish information, return, etc
s. 45
Residuary penalty
s. 46
Power to adjudicate
s. 47
Factors to be taken into account by the adjudicating officer
Ch. X
· APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
s. 48
Establishment of Appellate Tribunal
s. 49
Composition of Cyber Appellate Tribunal.
s. 50
Qualifications for appointment as Chairperson and Members of Cyber Appellate Tribunal.
s. 51
Term of office, conditions of service, etc., of Chairperson and Members.
s. 52
Salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members.
s. 52A
Powers of superintendence, direction, etc.
s. 52B
Distribution of business among Benches.
s. 52C
Power of Chairperson to transfer cases.
s. 52D
Decision by majority
s. 53
Filling up of vacancies.
s. 54
Resignation and removal.
s. 55
Orders constituting Appellate Tribunal to be final and not to invalidate its proceedings
s. 56
Staff of the Cyber Appellate Tribunal.
s. 57
Appeal to Appellate Tribunal
s. 58
Procedure and powers of the Appellate Tribunal
s. 59
Right to legal representation
s. 60
Limitation
s. 61
Civil court not to have jurisdiction
s. 62
Appeal to High Court
s. 63
Compounding of contraventions
s. 64
Recovery of penalty or compensation
Ch. XI
· OFFENCES
s. 65
Tampering with computer source documents
s. 66
Computer related offences
s. 66A
Punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service, etc.
s. 66B
Punishment for dishonestly receiving stolen computer resource or communication device
s. 66C
Punishment for identity theft
s. 66D
Punishment for cheating by personation by using computer resource
s. 66E
Punishment for violation of privacy
s. 66F
Punishment for cyber terrorism
s. 67
Punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form
s. 67A
Punishment for publishing or transmitting of material containing sexually explicit act, etc., in electronic form
s. 67B
Punishment for publishing or transmitting of material depicting children in sexually explicit act, etc., in electronic form
s. 67C
Preservation and retention of information by intermediaries
s. 68
Power of Controller to give directions
s. 69
Power to issue directions for interception or monitoring or decryption of any information through any computer resource
s. 69A
Power to issue directions for blocking for public access of any information through any computer resource
s. 69B
Power to authorise to monitor and collect traffic data or information through any computer resource for cyber security
s. 70
Protected system
s. 70A
National nodal agency
s. 70B
Indian Computer Emergency Response Team to serve as national agency for incident response
s. 71
Penalty for misrepresentation
s. 72
Penalty for Breach of confidentiality and privacy
s. 72A
Penalty
s. 73
Penalty for publishing electronic signature Certificate false in certain particulars
s. 74
Publication for fraudulent purpose
s. 75
Act to apply for offence or contravention committed outside India
s. 76
Confiscation
s. 77
Compensation, penalties or confiscation not to interfere with other punishment
s. 77A
Compounding of offences
s. 77B
Offences with three years imprisonment to be bailable
s. 78
Power to investigate offences
Ch. XII
· INTERMEDIARIES NOT TO BE LIABLE IN CERTAIN CASES
s. 79
Exemption from liability of intermediary in certain cases
Ch. XIIA
· EXAMINER OF ELECTRONIC EVIDENCE
s. 79A
Central Government to notify Examiner of Electronic Evidence
Ch. XIII
· MISCELLANEOUS
s. 80
Power of police officer and other officers to enter, search, etc
s. 81
Act to have overriding effect
s. 81A
Application of the Act to electronic cheque and truncated cheque
s. 82
Controller, Deputy Controller and Assistant Controller to be public servants
s. 83
Power to give directions
s. 84
Protection of action taken in good faith
s. 84A
Modes or methods for encryption
s. 84B
Punishment for abetment of offences
s. 84C
Punishment for attempt to commit offences
s. 85
Offences by companies
s. 86
Removal of difficulties
s. 87
Power of Central Government to make rules
s. 88
Constitution of Advisory Committee
s. 89
Power of Controller to make regulations
s. 90
Power of State Government to make rules
s. 91
Amendment of Act 45 of 1860.
s. 92
Amendment of Act 1 of 1872.
s. 93
Amendment of Act 18 of 1891.
s. 94
Amendment of Act 2 of 1934.
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