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Information Technology Act, 2000
(Act no. of 2000)
| Contents | |
| Sections | Particulars |
| Preamble | |
| Chapter I | Preliminary |
| 1 | Short title, Extent, Commencement and application |
| 2 | Definitions |
| Chapter II | Digital Signature |
| 3 | Authentication of electronic records |
| Chapter III | Electronic Governance |
| 4 | Legal recognition of electronic records |
| 5 | Legal recognition of digital signatures |
| 6 | Use of electronic records and digital signatures in Government and its agencies |
| 7 | Retention of electronic records |
| 8 | Publication of rule, regulation, etc., in Electronic Gazette |
| 9 | Sections 6,7 and 8 not to confer right to insist document should be accepted in electronic form |
| 10 | Power to make rules by Central Government in respect of digital signature |
| Chapter IV | Attribution, Acknowledgement and Dispatch of Electronic records |
| 11 | Attribution of electronic records |
| 12 | Acknowledgement of receipt |
| 13 | Time and place of dispatch and receipt of electronic record |
| Chapter V | Secure Electronic records and secure digital signatures |
| 14 | Secure electronic record |
| 15 | Secure digital signature |
| 16 | Security procedure |
| Chapter VI | Regulation of Certifying Authorities |
| 17 | Appointment of Controller and other officers |
| 18 | Functions of Controller |
| 19 | Recognition of foreign Certifying Authorities |
| 20 | Controller to act as repository |
| 21 | License to issue Digital Signature Certificates |
| 22 | Application for license |
| 23 | Renewal of license |
| 24 | Procedure for grant or rejection of license |
| 25 | Suspension of license |
| 26 | Notice of suspension or revocation of license |
| 27 | Power to delegate |
| 28 | Power to investigate contraventions |
| 29 | Access to computers and data |
| 30 | Certifying Authority to follow certain procedures |
| 31 | Certifying Authority to ensure compliance of the Act, etc. |
| 32 | Display of license |
| 33 | Surrender of license |
| 34 | Disclosure |
| Chapter VII | Digital Signature Certificates |
| 35 | Certifying authority to issue Digital Signature Certificate |
| 36 | Representations upon issuance of Digital Signature Certificate |
| 37 | Suspension of Digital Signature Certificate |
| 38 | Revocation of Digital Signature Certificate |
| 39 | Notice of suspension or revocation |
| Chapter VIII | Duties of Subscribers |
| 40 | Generating key pair |
| 41 | Acceptance of Digital Signature Certificate |
| 42 | Control of private key |
| 43 | Penalty for damage to computer, computer system, etc. |
| 44 | Penalty for failure to furnish information, return, etc. |
| 45 | Residuary penalty |
| 46 | Power to adjudicate |
| 47 | Factors to be taken into account by the adjudicating officer |
| Chapter X | The Cyber Regulations Appellate Tribunal |
| 48 | Establishment of Cyber Appellate Tribunal |
| 49 | Composition of Cyber Appellate Tribunal |
| 50 | Qualifications for appointment as Presiding Officer for the Cyber Appellate Tribunal |
| 51 | Term of office |
| 52 | Salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Presiding Officer |
| 53 | Filling up of vacancies |
| 54 | Resignation and removal |
| 55 | Orders constituting Appellate Tribunal to be final and not to invalidate its proceedings |
| 56 | Staff of the Cyber Appellate Tribunal |
| 57 | Appeal to Cyber Regulations Appellate Tribunal |
| 58 | Procedure and powers of the Cyber Appellate Tribunal |
| 59 | Right to legal representation |
| 60 | Limitation |
| 61 | Civil court not to have jurisdiction |
| 62 | Appeal to High Court |
| 63 | Compounding of contraventions |
| 64 | Recovery of penalty |
| Chapter XI | Offences |
| 65 | Tampering with computer source documents |
| 66 | Hacking with Computer system |
| 67 | Publishing of information which is obscene in electronic form |
| 68 | Power of the Controller to give directions |
| 69 | Directions of Controller to a subscriber to extend facilities to decrypt information |
| 70 | Protected system |
| 71 | Penalty for misrepresentation |
| 72 | Breach of confidentiality and privacy |
| 73 | Penalty for publishing Digital Signature Certificate false in certain particulars |
| 74 | Publication for fraudulent purpose |
| 75 | Act to apply for offence or contravention committed outside India |
| 76 | Confiscation |
| 77 | Penalties and confiscation not to interfere with other punishments |
| 78 | Power to investigate offences |
| Chapter XII | Network service providers not to be liable in certain cases |
| 79 | Network service providers not to be liable in certain cases |
| Chapter XIII | Miscellaneous |
| 80 | Power of police officer and other officers to enter, search, etc. |
| 81 | Act to have overriding effect |
| 82 | Controller, Deputy Controller and Assistant Controllers to be public servants |
| 83 | Power to give directions |
| 84 | Protection of action taken in good faith |
| 85 | Offences by companies |
| 86 | Removal of difficulties |
| 87 | Power of Central Government to make rules |
| 88 | Constitution of Advisory Committee |
| 89 | Power of Controller to make regulations |
| 90 | Power of State Government to make rules |
| 91 | Amendment of Act 45 of 1860 |
| 92 | Amendment of Act 1 of 1872 |
| 93 | Amendment of Act 18 of 1891 |
| 94 | Amendment of Act 2 of 1934 |
| Schedules | |
| Schedule 1 | Amendments to the Indian Penal Code |
| Schedule 2 | Amendments to the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 |
| Schedule 3 | Amendments to the Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 1891 |
| Schedule 4 | Amendments to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 |
