THE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
ACT,
2000 (NO. 21 OF 2000)
[9TH
JUNE, 2000]
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,
ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND DESPATCH
OF
ELECTRONIC RECORDS
11. ATTRIBUTION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS.
12. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT.
13. TIME AND PLACE OF DISPATCH AND
RECEIPT OF ELECTRONIC RECORD.
CHAPTER V
SECURE
ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND
SECURE
DIGITAL SIGNATURES
CHAPTER VI
REGULATION
OF CERTIFYING AUTHORITIES
17. APPOINTMENT OF CONTROLLER AND OTHER
OFFICERS.
19. RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN CERTIFYING
AUTHORITIES.
20. CONTROLLER TO ACT AS REPOSITORY.
21. LICENCE TO ISSUE DIGITAL SIGNATURE
CERTIFICATES.
24. PROCEDURE FOR GRANT OR REJECTION OF
LICENCE.
26. NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF
LICENCE.
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.
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
41. ACCEPTANCE OF DIGITAL SIGNATURE
CERTIFICATE.
CHAPTER IX
PENALTIES
AND ADJUD1CATION
43. PENALTY FOR DAMAGE TO COMPUTER,
COMPUTER SYSTEM, ETC.
44. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO FURNISH
INFORMATION RETURN, ETC.
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 OF THE CYBER APPELLATE TRIBUNAL.
51. TERM OF OFFICE
52. SALARY, ALLOWANCES AND OTHER TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF PRESIDING OFFICER.
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 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.
63. COMPOUNDING OF CONTRAVENTIONS.
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 CONTROLLER TO GIVE
DIRECTIONS.
69. DIRECTIONS OF CONTROLLER TO A
SUBSCRIBER TO EXTEND FACILITIES TO DECRYPT INFORMATION.
71. PENALTY FOR MISREPRESENTATION.
72. PENALTY FOR 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 OR 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 XIIL
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.
84. PROTECTION OF ACTION TAKEN IN GOOD
FAITH.
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 1834.
95. SCHEDULE 1
96. SCHEDULE 2
97. SCHEDULE 3
98. SCHEDULE 4